Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,051 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Self Control results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Slippery Slope, and Negativity Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 13.2% saturation with 553 hits. Analysis detected 4,780 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,204 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of ⁠50% (8,055 of 16,084 topics). This Self Control is better (less manipulative) than 50.10% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 4,204
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

50% percentile
025507510049.9% percentile
3.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.2K 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 0.8%0.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.0%8.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 13.2%13.2%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Topic 9.5%9.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Topic 6.2%6.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 6.4%6.4%

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 0.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.2%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 12.7%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 11.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 1.7%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%False Dilemma: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 2.7%Straw Man: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 0.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 1.9%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 1.4%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos