Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,700 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Population Decline results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Negativity Bias, and Optimism Bias, with Pessimism Bias as the most egregious example at 9.5% saturation with 646 hits. Analysis detected 5,802 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,800 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠25% (12,527 of 16,562 topics). This Population Decline is better (less manipulative) than 75.60% of the peer group.
Population Decline
Topic details
Total words: 6,800
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

24% percentile
025507510024.4% percentile
2.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles6.8K 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 3.7%3.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.5%7.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 9.5%9.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.7%1.7%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 8.5%8.5%

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 3.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 1.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 8.5%, sitewide 3.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Indoctrination: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.5%Straw Man: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.9%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.3%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos