Topic summary
⁠93%1 analyzed article/video717 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Reddit Discussions results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Availability Heuristic, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 40.7% saturation with 876 hits. Analysis detected 2,999 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,151 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠83% (2,721 of 15,765 topics). This Reddit Discussions is worse (more manipulative) than 82.70% of the peer group.
Reddit Discussions
Topic details
Total words: 2,151
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

83% percentile
025507510082.7% percentile
6.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 40.7%40.7%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 10.3%10.3%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Topic 8.3%8.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.2%9.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.3%1.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.3%3.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 5.0%5.0%

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%Anecdotal: Topic 40.7%, sitewide 5.2%Framing Effect: Topic 10.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 20.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hindsight Bias: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 1.4%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.4%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 2.7%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.4%Primacy Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.9%No True Scotsman: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 0.1%AnecdotalSitewide rateTopic rate

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