Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos1,842 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Programming results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 13.1% saturation with 968 hits. Analysis detected 4,828 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,368 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠31% (11,585 of 16,562 topics). This Programming is better (less manipulative) than 69.90% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 7,368
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

30% percentile
025507510030.1% percentile
2.2% BS Score2 analyzed articles7.4K 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 2.8%2.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.2%2.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.8%5.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 13.1%13.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.4%0.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%

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 2.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.1%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 6.7%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 0.5%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos