Topic summary
43% 20 analyzed articles/videos 10,441 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Public Transportation results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Authority , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 5.5% saturation with 3,417 hits . Analysis detected 35,971 faulty-reasoning hits from 62,507 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 2% (15,196 of 15,447 topics). This Public Transportation is better (less manipulative) than 98.40% of the peer group. Public Transportation
Topic details
Total words: 62,507
Article count: 20
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
2% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 1.6% percentile 1.1% BS Score20 analyzed articles62.5K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 4.6% 4.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 4.1% 4.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.6% 3.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.8% 1.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.3% 0.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 1.8% 1.8% 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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Indoctrination: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst