Topic summary
55%2 analyzed articles/videos2,008 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Public Infrastructure results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Hasty Generalization, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.7% saturation with 704 hits. Analysis detected 4,983 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,024 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 34% (11,007 of 16,562 topics). This Public Infrastructure is better (less manipulative) than 66.50% of the peer group.
Public Infrastructure
Topic details
Total words: 6,024
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

34% percentile
025507510033.5% percentile
2.3% BS Score2 analyzed articles6K 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 3.4%3.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.7%11.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.7%0.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.7%2.7%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 4.8%4.8%

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 3.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 5.2%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 5.3%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 1.9%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos