Topic summary
8%2 analyzed articles/videos1,165 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Proposals results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 9.4% saturation with 437 hits. Analysis detected 2,486 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,660 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 15% (13,874 of 16,151 topics). This Proposals is better (less manipulative) than 85.90% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 4,660
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

14% percentile
025507510014.1% percentile
1.7% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.7K 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 2.0%2.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.2%4.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.5%3.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.2%0.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.5%1.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.4%9.4%

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 2.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.4%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate