Topic summary
⁠76%1 analyzed article/video1,075 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Poststructuralism results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 22.6% saturation with 729 hits. Analysis detected 3,358 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,225 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠60% (6,741 of 16,562 topics). This Poststructuralism is worse (more manipulative) than 59.30% of the peer group.
Poststructuralism
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠60%Poststructuralism (selected)4%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 3,225
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

59% percentile
025507510059.3% percentile
3.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.2K 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 6.1%6.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 22.6%22.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.1%9.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.3%2.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.2%2.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 6.1%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 22.6%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 5.2%False Dilemma: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 1.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.5%Straw Man: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.9%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Toward a Theory⁠59%
Slate Magazine⁠69%By Laura Miller⁠59%7/21/2026, 8:13:31 AM