Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video738 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Regional Forecasts results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Optimism Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 35.4% saturation with 783 hits. Analysis detected 3,334 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,214 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠86% (2,443 of 16,562 topics). This Regional Forecasts is worse (more manipulative) than 85.30% of the peer group.
Regional Forecasts
Topic details
Total words: 2,214
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

85% percentile
025507510085.3% percentile
6.8% 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%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 21.2%21.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 31.8%31.8%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 35.4%35.4%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 9.7%9.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 0.5%0.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.6%0.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.1%0.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.1%2.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 12.3%12.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 8.4%8.4%

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 35.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 31.8%, sitewide 19.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 21.2%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 12.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 11.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 1.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Anchoring Bias: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 4.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 4.6%Recency Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.5%Red Herring: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.7%Primacy Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.9%Personal Incredulity: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 0.2%Special Pleading: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.3%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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