Topic summary
⁠34%2 analyzed articles/videos1,741 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Personal Reflection results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 10.3% saturation with 628 hits. Analysis detected 4,916 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,080 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠18% (13,264 of 16,131 topics). This Personal Reflection is better (less manipulative) than 82.20% of the peer group.
Personal Reflection
Topic details
Total words: 6,080
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

18% percentile
025507510017.8% percentile
1.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles6.1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.3%2.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.9%6.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.1%0.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.7%1.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 10.3%10.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.5%3.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%

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%Framing Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Topic 10.3%, sitewide 6.7%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.9%Anecdotal: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos