Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,025 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Population Trends results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.4% saturation with 426 hits. Analysis detected 2,817 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,100 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠25% (12,576 of 16,562 topics). This Population Trends is better (less manipulative) than 75.90% of the peer group.
Population Trends
Topic details
Total words: 4,100
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

24% percentile
025507510024.1% percentile
2.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.1K 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 5.2%5.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.4%6.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.4%10.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.3%1.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.2%0.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 7.0%7.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%

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 5.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 7.0%, sitewide 3.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.5%Appeal to Nature: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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