Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video125 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pentagon Files results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Framing Effect, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 46.8% saturation with 234 hits. Analysis detected 933 faulty-reasoning hits from 500 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 15.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠98% (485 of 16,562 topics). This Pentagon Files is worse (more manipulative) than 97.10% of the peer group.
Pentagon Files
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Topic details
Total words: 500
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

97% percentile
025507510097.1% percentile
15.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles500 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 46.8%46.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 24.4%24.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 20.8%20.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.6%1.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 17.2%17.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 19.2%19.2%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 7.4%7.4%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Topic 7.4%7.4%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Topic 7.4%7.4%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 22.4%22.4%

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%Appeal to Authority: Topic 46.8%, sitewide 11.1%Framing Effect: Topic 22.4%, sitewide 26.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 24.4%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 20.8%, sitewide 0.8%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 19.2%Availability Heuristic: Topic 19.2%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 17.2%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 7.5%Begging the Question: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 1.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 0.0%Status Quo Bias: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateTopic rate

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