Topic summary
65%6 analyzed articles/videos1,812 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Promotions results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Halo Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 43.4% saturation with 4,514 hits. Analysis detected 12,615 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,404 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.7% and a BS Rank of 63% (6,117 of 16,240 topics). This Promotions is worse (more manipulative) than 62.30% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 10,404
Article count: 6
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

62% percentile
025507510062.3% percentile
3.7% BS Score6 analyzed articles10.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 43.4%43.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.6%1.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 12.3%12.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.3%6.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.7%5.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%

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%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 43.4%, sitewide 0.5%Framing Effect: Topic 12.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateTopic rate