Topic summary
⁠98%1 analyzed article/video471 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Radar Countermeasures results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Framing Effect, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 44.2% saturation with 625 hits. Analysis detected 3,092 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,413 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 7.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠88% (2,084 of 16,528 topics). This Radar Countermeasures is worse (more manipulative) than 87.40% of the peer group.
Radar Countermeasures
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠88%Radar Countermeasures (selected)8%
⁠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: 1,413
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

87% percentile
025507510087.4% percentile
7.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 44.2%44.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 20.3%20.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 16.1%16.1%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 16.4%16.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.7%5.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 18.1%18.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 14.7%14.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.2%6.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 11.8%11.8%

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%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 44.2%, sitewide 0.5%Framing Effect: Topic 16.4%, sitewide 26.9%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 20.3%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Authority: Topic 18.1%, sitewide 11.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 16.1%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 14.7%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 11.8%, sitewide 6.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 8.2%, sitewide 3.3%Halo Effect: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 6.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 7.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.8%Indoctrination: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.0%No True Scotsman: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.1%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.2%Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Composition/Division: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.2%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.5%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.3%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateTopic rate

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