Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos1,282 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Rivers results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Framing Effect, and Optimism Bias, with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 16.3% saturation with 838 hits. Analysis detected 4,767 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,128 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠53% (7,768 of 16,240 topics). This Rivers is worse (more manipulative) than 52.20% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 5,128
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

52% percentile
025507510052.2% percentile
3.1% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.1K 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 10.2%10.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.3%3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 13.6%13.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 16.3%16.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.0%1.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.0%6.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.4%0.4%

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%Framing Effect: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 19.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 16.3%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 15.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 13.6%, sitewide 0.8%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 5.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.0%False Dilemma: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.5%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos