Topic summary
⁠33%1 analyzed article/video170 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Rumor Verification results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Quote-first Misdirection, and Unattributed Quote, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 20.4% saturation with 139 hits. Analysis detected 882 faulty-reasoning hits from 680 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 7.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠88% (2,053 of 16,562 topics). This Rumor Verification is worse (more manipulative) than 87.60% of the peer group.
Rumor Verification
Topic details
Total words: 680
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

88% percentile
025507510087.6% percentile
7.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles680 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 8.5%8.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 17.4%17.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 15.6%15.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 11.0%11.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Tu QuoqueSitewide 0.2%Topic 5.4%5.4%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Topic 7.9%7.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.8%1.8%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 5.4%5.4%Red HerringSitewide 0.7%Topic 4.7%4.7%

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 8.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 20.4%, sitewide 19.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 17.4%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 15.6%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 11.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 11.0%, sitewide 1.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 9.1%Recency Bias: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 2.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 0.5%Tu Quoque: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 0.2%Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Red Herring: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 0.7%Primacy Effect: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 0.9%Burden of Proof: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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