Topic summary
⁠91%1 analyzed article/video175 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pbms results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 37.3% saturation with 261 hits. Analysis detected 1,468 faulty-reasoning hits from 700 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 15% and a BS Rank of ⁠97% (532 of 16,558 topics). This Pbms is worse (more manipulative) than 96.80% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 700
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

97% percentile
025507510096.8% percentile
15.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles700 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 37.3%37.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 30.4%30.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 18.3%18.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 13.9%13.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 8.3%8.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 8.3%8.3%Horn EffectSitewide 1.0%Topic 8.3%8.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 8.3%8.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 18.3%18.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Negativity Bias: Topic 37.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 30.4%, sitewide 15.9%Framing Effect: Topic 29.7%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 18.3%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 18.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 4.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 8.3%, sitewide 0.8%Confirmation Bias: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 7.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 2.7%Horn Effect: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 1.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 1.1%Negativity BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos