Topic summary
⁠52%1 analyzed article/video825 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Postcards results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Anecdotal, and Halo Effect, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 7.1% saturation with 176 hits. Analysis detected 1,662 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,475 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠27% (12,214 of 16,562 topics). This Postcards is better (less manipulative) than 73.70% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 2,475
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

26% percentile
025507510026.3% percentile
2.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.5K 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 3.1%3.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.4%0.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.2%2.2%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.2%0.2%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 3.6%3.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 2.0%2.0%

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 3.1%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Burden of Proof: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.4%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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