Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video735 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pyramids results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Hasty Generalization, and Hindsight Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 12.6% saturation with 371 hits. Analysis detected 2,715 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,940 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠55% (7,565 of 16,562 topics). This Pyramids is worse (more manipulative) than 54.30% of the peer group.
Pyramids
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠55%Pyramids (selected)4%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 2,940
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

54% percentile
025507510054.3% percentile
3.2% 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 0.8%0.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.8%1.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 12.6%12.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 10.8%10.8%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Topic 6.3%6.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.3%1.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.6%1.6%

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 0.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.6%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 1.4%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 6.2%, sitewide 3.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 4.0%Recency Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Appeal to Nature: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.2%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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