Topic summary
23%5 analyzed articles/videos5,799 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Public Service results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Framing Effect, and Halo Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.2% saturation with 2,351 hits. Analysis detected 21,281 faulty-reasoning hits from 25,594 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 15% (14,100 of 16,494 topics). This Public Service is better (less manipulative) than 85.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

15% percentile
025507510014.5% percentile
1.7% BS Score5 analyzed articles25.6K 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 6.7%6.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.9%3.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.2%9.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.6%5.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.0%0.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.3%1.3%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.1%0.1%

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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate