Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,757 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Roadside Americana results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Authority, and Appeal to Emotion, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 8.8% saturation with 620 hits. Analysis detected 5,267 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,028 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠33% (11,131 of 16,562 topics). This Roadside Americana is better (less manipulative) than 67.20% of the peer group.
Roadside Americana
Topic details
Total words: 7,028
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

33% percentile
025507510032.8% percentile
2.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles7K 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 1.6%1.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.3%6.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 4.8%4.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.9%6.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.7%0.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 8.8%8.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%

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 1.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 9.1%Anecdotal: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 5.2%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 6.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 0.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.8%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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