Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,827 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Retro Computing results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 7.6% saturation with 555 hits. Analysis detected 3,500 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,308 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠14% (14,256 of 16,562 topics). This Retro Computing is better (less manipulative) than 86.10% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 7,308
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

14% percentile
025507510013.9% percentile
1.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles7.3K 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 0.8%0.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.7%1.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.5%3.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.0%1.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.5%1.5%

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 0.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 6.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.5%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.4%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.1%Primacy Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 0.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos