Topic summary
⁠29%1 analyzed article/video723 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Public Works Projects results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Self-Serving Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 4.8% saturation with 139 hits. Analysis detected 1,214 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,892 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠38% (14,648 of 23,373 topics). This Public Works Projects is better (less manipulative) than 62.70% of the peer group.
Public Works Projects
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 2,892
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

37% percentile
025507510037.3% percentile
2.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.9K 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 2.4%2.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.2%3.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 4.3%4.3%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 2.1%2.1%

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 2.4%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Burden of Proof: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.4%Begging the Question: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.8%False Dilemma: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.5%Red Herring: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.7%Appeal to Nature: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.2%Circular Reasoning: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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