Topic summary
83% 8 analyzed articles/videos 3,140 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scandals results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Framing Effect , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 17.9% saturation with 2,819 hits . Analysis detected 21,274 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,751 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 47% (8,823 of 16,562 topics). This Scandals is better (less manipulative) than 53.30% of the peer group. Scandals
Topic details
Total words: 15,751
Article count: 8
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
47% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 46.7% percentile 2.8% BS Score8 analyzed articles15.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 10.1% 10.1% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 17.9% 17.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.1% 5.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.1% 1.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 2.7% 2.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.3% 0.3% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 1.0% 1.0% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Topic 7.1% 7.1% 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 10.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 16.0%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 17.9%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 7.5% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 3.7% In-Group Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 2.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.1% Burden of Proof: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.4% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.8% Recency Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.1% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst