Topic summary
74% 12 analyzed articles/videos 1,703 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Seattle results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Negativity Bias , and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 11.1% saturation with 1,928 hits . Analysis detected 16,461 faulty-reasoning hits from 17,393 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 19% (12,487 of 15,401 topics). This Seattle is better (less manipulative) than 81.10% of the peer group. Seattle
Topic details
Total words: 17,393
Article count: 12
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
19% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 18.9% percentile 1.9% BS Score12 analyzed articles17.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 10.0% 10.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 8.1% 8.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.2% 5.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.6% 3.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 11.1% 11.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.7% 2.7% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 5.7% 5.7% 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 10.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.1%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 6.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 0.5% Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst