Topic summary
8% 6 analyzed articles/videos 6,051 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Self Defense results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Appeal to Emotion , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 4.2% saturation with 966 hits . Analysis detected 10,246 faulty-reasoning hits from 23,258 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 1% (16,417 of 16,562 topics). This Self Defense is better (less manipulative) than 99.10% of the peer group. Self Defense
Topic details
Total words: 23,258
Article count: 6
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
1% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 0.9% percentile 1.0% BS Score6 analyzed articles23.3K 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 3.1% 3.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 4.2% 4.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.1% 2.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.7% 0.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 4.0% 4.0% 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 3.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst