Topic summary
71%4 analyzed articles/videos5,012 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Private Equity results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 23% saturation with 3,951 hits. Analysis detected 25,352 faulty-reasoning hits from 17,205 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of 52% (7,945 of 16,562 topics). This Private Equity is worse (more manipulative) than 52.00% of the peer group.
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Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

52% percentile
025507510052.0% percentile
3.1% BS Score4 analyzed articles17.2K 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 6.8%6.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 15.9%15.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 14.4%14.4%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 7.1%7.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 23.0%23.0%

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 6.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 23.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 12.3%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 15.9%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 14.4%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 7.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 2.0%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.0%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate