Topic summary
⁠49%1 analyzed article/video578 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Price Gouging results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Bandwagon, Anecdotal, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.3% saturation with 214 hits. Analysis detected 2,214 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,312 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠57% (7,196 of 16,562 topics). This Price Gouging is worse (more manipulative) than 56.60% of the peer group.
Price Gouging
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠57%Price Gouging (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: 2,312
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

57% percentile
025507510056.6% percentile
3.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.3K 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 4.8%4.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.8%4.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.3%9.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Topic 8.7%8.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%

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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Bandwagon: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 2.2%Anecdotal: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 5.2%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 4.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 5.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 1.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.0%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.8%False Dilemma: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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