Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,668 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scarring results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Authority, and Appeal to Nature, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 18.8% saturation with 1,255 hits. Analysis detected 3,735 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,672 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠16% (14,061 of 16,562 topics). This Scarring is better (less manipulative) than 84.90% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 6,672
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

15% percentile
025507510015.1% percentile
1.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles6.7K 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 1.9%1.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.1%2.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 18.8%18.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.5%0.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.7%0.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.9%1.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.9%0.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%

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 1.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 19.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 18.8%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.3%Appeal to Nature: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos