Topic summary
56%2 analyzed articles/videos329 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.
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Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 1,556
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

69% percentile
025507510068.9% percentile
4.2% BS Score2 analyzed articles1.6K 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 5.8%5.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.9%1.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 16.3%16.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.3%0.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.6%9.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.2%1.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 9.0%9.0%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Topic 4.0%4.0%Recency BiasSitewide 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 EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos