Topic summary
56%8 analyzed articles/videos5,674 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Schools results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Negativity Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9.6% saturation with 1,750 hits. Analysis detected 13,016 faulty-reasoning hits from 18,223 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 10% (14,508 of 15,963 topics). This Schools is better (less manipulative) than 90.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751009.1% percentile
1.6% BS Score8 analyzed articles18.2K 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 9.6%9.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.1%5.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.6%5.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.7%2.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.3%2.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%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 9.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate