Topic summary
56% 2 analyzed articles/videos 329 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pilot results contain 16 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Optimism Bias , and Framing Effect , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 16.3% saturation with 253 hits . Analysis detected 1,053 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,556 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.2% and a BS Rank of 69% (4,800 of 15,447 topics). This Pilot is worse (more manipulative) than 68.90% of the peer group. Pilot
Topic details
Total words: 1,556
Article count: 2
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
69% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 68.9% percentile 4.2% BS Score2 analyzed articles1.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 5.8% 5.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 16.3% 16.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 0.3% 0.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.0% 4.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 9.6% 9.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 1.2% 1.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 9.0% 9.0% Bandwagon Sitewide 2.2% Topic 4.0% 4.0% Recency Bias Sitewide 2.7% 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% Framing Effect: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 19.2% Halo Effect: Topic 16.3%, sitewide 6.7% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 9.1% Optimism Bias: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 6.0% In-Group Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 6.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.3% Bandwagon: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 2.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.5% Indoctrination: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst