Topic summary
⁠34%2 analyzed articles/videos1,459 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Phones results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Negativity Bias, and Anecdotal, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 5% saturation with 397 hits. Analysis detected 4,278 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,884 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠11% (14,445 of 16,102 topics). This Phones is better (less manipulative) than 89.70% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 7,884
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

10% percentile
025507510010.3% percentile
1.6% BS Score2 analyzed articles7.9K 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 3.1%3.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.5%4.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.3%0.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 3.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.0%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.9%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos