Topic summary
⁠42%2 analyzed articles/videos545 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pickup Trucks results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Representativeness Heuristic, Hasty Generalization, and Optimism Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 31.5% saturation with 452 hits. Analysis detected 1,776 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,434 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠71% (4,947 of 16,562 topics). This Pickup Trucks is worse (more manipulative) than 70.10% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 1,434
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

70% percentile
025507510070.1% percentile
4.3% BS Score2 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 31.5%31.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.0%4.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Topic 10.9%10.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.6%3.6%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.2%3.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 4.5%4.5%

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 31.5%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 11.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 1.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 4.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.3%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.0%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.4%Red Herring: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos