Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video500 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Peter Gallagher results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Biased Writer Voice, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 12.4% saturation with 247 hits. Analysis detected 1,491 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,000 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠56% (7,392 of 16,562 topics). This Peter Gallagher is worse (more manipulative) than 55.40% of the peer group.
Peter Gallagher
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Topic details
Total words: 2,000
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

55% percentile
025507510055.4% percentile
3.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles2K 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 5.5%5.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.0%2.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 12.3%12.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.9%1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 5.9%5.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.8%2.8%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 5.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Topic 12.3%, sitewide 6.7%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 5.9%, sitewide 0.8%Anecdotal: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 5.2%Recency Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 2.7%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.0%Begging the Question: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.7%Primacy Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.9%Circular Reasoning: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.1%Straw Man: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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