Topic summary
⁠12%1 analyzed article/video261 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Penguins results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination, Appeal to Authority, and Appeal to Emotion, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 15.3% saturation with 160 hits. Analysis detected 540 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,044 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of ⁠52% (8,018 of 16,562 topics). This Penguins is worse (more manipulative) than 51.60% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 1,044
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

52% percentile
025507510051.6% percentile
3.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.6%0.6%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 15.3%15.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.7%4.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.9%0.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.9%6.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.5%5.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.1%0.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 15.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 15.3%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 9.1%Indoctrination: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 0.0%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 5.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.8%Composition/Division: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.2%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.4%Primacy Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.9%Negativity BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

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