Topic summary
16% 14 analyzed articles/videos 5,610 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Public Works results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Hasty Generalization , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.9% saturation with 1,997 hits . Analysis detected 22,126 faulty-reasoning hits from 33,692 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 4% (15,179 of 15,689 topics). This Public Works is better (less manipulative) than 96.70% of the peer group. Public Works
Topic details
Total words: 33,692
Article count: 14
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
3% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 3.3% percentile 1.3% BS Score14 analyzed articles33.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 5.0% 5.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 5.9% 5.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.1% 3.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.4% 0.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.0% 2.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 4.5% 4.5% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.5% 0.5% 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 5.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst