Topic summary
⁠35%4 analyzed articles/videos4,078 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Regional Identity results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Anecdotal, and Negativity Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 11.2% saturation with 1,696 hits. Analysis detected 12,689 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,149 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠14% (13,534 of 15,689 topics). This Regional Identity is better (less manipulative) than 86.30% of the peer group.
Regional Identity
Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

14% percentile
025507510013.7% percentile
1.7% BS Score4 analyzed articles15.1K 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 3.7%3.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.3%5.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.8%4.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.2%0.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%

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 3.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.9%Anecdotal: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 5.2%Halo Effect: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos