Topic summary
⁠93%1 analyzed article/video526 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Playoff Previews results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Optimism Bias, with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 12.7% saturation with 201 hits. Analysis detected 1,751 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,578 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4% and a BS Rank of ⁠67% (5,548 of 16,562 topics). This Playoff Previews is worse (more manipulative) than 66.50% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 1,578
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

67% percentile
025507510066.5% percentile
4.0% BS Score1 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 3.4%3.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.8%2.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.0%4.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.9%0.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 12.7%12.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 11.7%11.7%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Topic 5.2%5.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.9%5.9%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Personal IncredulitySitewide 0.2%Topic 3.2%3.2%

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 3.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 12.7%, sitewide 4.6%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 6.0%Halo Effect: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 6.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 1.4%Recency Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 2.7%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%False Dilemma: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 1.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Personal Incredulity: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.5%Special Pleading: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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