Topic summary
18% 1 analyzed article/video 880 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sam results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Status Quo Bias , and Negativity Bias , with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 4.6% saturation with 121 hits . Analysis detected 1,032 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,640 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 10% (14,702 of 16,243 topics). This Sam is better (less manipulative) than 90.50% of the peer group. Sam
Topic details
Total words: 2,640
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
10% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 9.5% percentile 1.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 2.7% 2.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 1.2% 1.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.0% 1.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.6% 4.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.4% 0.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 2.7% 2.7% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% 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 2.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 5.2% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.3% Status Quo Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 2.2% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Slippery Slope: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.7% Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Begging the Question: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.7% Burden of Proof: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.4% Actor-Observer Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.6% Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.1% Special Pleading: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 0.3% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.8% Red Herring: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst