Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video517 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Required Minimum Distributions (rmds) results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Negativity Bias, and Representativeness Heuristic, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 22.1% saturation with 458 hits. Analysis detected 1,784 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,068 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠75% (4,236 of 16,483 topics). This Required Minimum Distributions (rmds) is worse (more manipulative) than 74.30% of the peer group.
Required Minimum Distributions (rmds)
Topic details
Total words: 2,068
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

74% percentile
025507510074.3% percentile
4.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.1K 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 0.1%0.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 22.1%22.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.1%8.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 10.3%10.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.8%5.8%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Topic 6.4%6.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.2%3.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Special PleadingSitewide 0.3%Topic 3.4%3.4%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Topic 5.5%5.5%

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 0.1%, sitewide 26.9%Indoctrination: Topic 22.1%, sitewide 0.0%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 11.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 10.3%, sitewide 0.8%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 7.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 2.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.9%, sitewide 3.3%Special Pleading: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.3%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Blind-Spot Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.2%Red Herring: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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