Topic summary
⁠85%1 analyzed article/video482 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Performance Benchmarking results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Optimism Bias, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 29.9% saturation with 433 hits. Analysis detected 2,235 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,446 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠82% (3,040 of 16,562 topics). This Performance Benchmarking is worse (more manipulative) than 81.60% of the peer group.
Performance Benchmarking
Topic details
Total words: 1,446
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

82% percentile
025507510081.6% percentile
5.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 29.9%29.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 9.6%9.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 19.5%19.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 17.3%17.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 6.7%6.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Topic 8.2%8.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 29.9%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 26.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 19.5%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 17.3%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 6.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Recency Bias: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 2.7%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 6.7%, sitewide 0.8%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Begging the Question: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.2%Circular Reasoning: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateTopic rate

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