Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Positive Psychology results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Hasty Generalization, and Biased Writer Voice, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 19.7% saturation with 522 hits. Analysis detected 3,489 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,652 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠0% (0 of 16,484 topics). This Positive Psychology is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
Positive Psychology
Topic details
Total words: 2,652
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

0% percentile
02550751000.0% percentile
0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.7K 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 2.5%2.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.5%1.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 19.7%19.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 16.7%16.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.8%7.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 7.5%7.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 18.0%18.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.1%10.1%

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 2.5%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 19.7%, sitewide 6.0%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 18.0%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 16.7%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Anecdotal: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 5.1%, sitewide 0.8%Burden of Proof: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 0.4%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Recency Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 2.7%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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