Topic summary
⁠98%1 analyzed article/video915 analyzed words
BS Summary: These River Cruising results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Optimism Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 38.4% saturation with 1,055 hits. Analysis detected 4,266 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,745 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 7.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠88% (1,989 of 16,562 topics). This River Cruising is worse (more manipulative) than 88.00% of the peer group.
River Cruising
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠88%River Cruising (selected)8%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 2,745
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

88% percentile
025507510088.0% percentile
7.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.7K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 38.4%38.4%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 10.8%10.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 18.6%18.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 18.8%18.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 15.3%15.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 9.9%9.9%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Topic 6.1%6.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.4%3.4%

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%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 38.4%, sitewide 0.5%Framing Effect: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 18.8%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 18.6%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 14.3%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 15.3%, sitewide 8.1%Anecdotal: Topic 9.9%, sitewide 5.2%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 1.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 5.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.2%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.5%Straw Man: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.9%Indoctrination: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.0%Composition/Division: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 0.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos