Topic summary
⁠41%3 analyzed articles/videos2,102 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Population Growth results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Framing Effect, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 7.4% saturation with 800 hits. Analysis detected 8,287 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,740 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠15% (14,232 of 16,562 topics). This Population Growth is better (less manipulative) than 85.90% of the peer group.
Population Growth
Topic details
Total words: 10,740
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

14% percentile
025507510014.1% percentile
1.7% BS Score3 analyzed articles10.7K 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 4.6%4.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.3%2.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.3%3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 4.4%4.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.9%1.9%

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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.7%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.4%, sitewide 0.8%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos