Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video814 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Psychological Needs results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, False Dilemma, and Optimism Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 9.9% saturation with 321 hits. Analysis detected 2,454 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,256 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠38% (10,383 of 16,562 topics). This Psychological Needs is better (less manipulative) than 62.70% of the peer group.
Psychological Needs
Topic details
Total words: 3,256
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

37% percentile
025507510037.3% percentile
2.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.3K 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 2.7%2.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.8%1.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.3%5.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 7.0%7.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.7%2.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.3%1.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 7.1%7.1%

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 2.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.9%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%False Dilemma: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 1.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.3%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Indoctrination: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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