Topic summary
⁠16%3 analyzed articles/videos1,661 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ransomware results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Negativity Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 9.9% saturation with 540 hits. Analysis detected 4,039 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,451 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠30% (11,621 of 16,558 topics). This Ransomware is better (less manipulative) than 70.20% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 5,451
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

30% percentile
025507510029.8% percentile
2.2% BS Score3 analyzed articles5.5K 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 1.9%1.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.1%3.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.5%6.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 6.5%6.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 5.7%5.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 1.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 9.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 1.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 5.7%, sitewide 0.8%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos