Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video638 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pittsburgh results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and In-Group Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 20.7% saturation with 529 hits. Analysis detected 4,004 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,552 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠79% (4,797 of 22,505 topics). This Pittsburgh is worse (more manipulative) than 78.70% of the peer group.
Pittsburgh
Topic details
Total words: 2,552
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

79% percentile
025507510078.7% percentile
4.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.6K 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 1.6%1.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 20.7%20.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.2%4.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 19.1%19.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 8.2%8.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.7%12.7%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.0%6.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 6.2%6.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.5%2.5%

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%Framing Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 20.7%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.7%, sitewide 19.2%Hasty Generalization: Topic 19.1%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 9.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 6.9%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 1.4%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 6.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 1.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.0%Indoctrination: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 0.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 3.1%Anecdotal: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.6%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%False Dilemma: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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