Topic summary
⁠84%1 analyzed article/video534 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Retail Theft results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Hasty Generalization, and Unattributed Quote, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 14.4% saturation with 231 hits. Analysis detected 1,982 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,602 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠73% (4,470 of 16,312 topics). This Retail Theft is worse (more manipulative) than 72.60% of the peer group.
Retail Theft
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 1,602
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

73% percentile
025507510072.6% percentile
4.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.6K 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 4.0%4.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 9.7%9.7%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 9.5%9.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 8.1%8.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 14.4%14.4%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Topic 6.8%6.8%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.3%4.3%

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 4.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 14.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 12.7%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.0%, sitewide 8.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 1.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 1.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 3.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 2.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.8%, sitewide 0.8%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 4.6%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 0.0%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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