Topic summary
48% 8 analyzed articles/videos 4,286 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scams results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Indoctrination , and Availability Heuristic , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 9.5% saturation with 1,553 hits . Analysis detected 13,903 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,346 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 32% (11,182 of 16,345 topics). This Scams is better (less manipulative) than 68.40% of the peer group. Scams
Topic details
Total words: 16,346
Article count: 7
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
32% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 31.6% percentile 2.2% BS Score7 analyzed articles16.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 4.4% 4.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 8.8% 8.8% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 7.0% 7.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.7% 0.7% 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 4.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5% Indoctrination: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 0.0% Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6% Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.1% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.5% Recency Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst