Topic summary
⁠72%1 analyzed article/video1,032 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Search Functionality results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Optimism Bias, and Confirmation Bias, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 25% saturation with 1,034 hits. Analysis detected 5,098 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,128 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠76% (4,075 of 16,562 topics). This Search Functionality is worse (more manipulative) than 75.40% of the peer group.
Search Functionality
Topic details
Total words: 4,128
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

75% percentile
025507510075.4% percentile
4.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.1K 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 3.0%3.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 25.1%25.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 17.4%17.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 13.4%13.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 11.2%11.2%

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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Anecdotal: Topic 25.1%, sitewide 5.2%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 19.2%Hasty Generalization: Topic 17.4%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 13.4%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 4.6%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 6.7%Bandwagon: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 2.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.8%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos