Topic summary
⁠70%1 analyzed article/video921 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Self Talk results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Framing Effect, and Indoctrination, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 19.8% saturation with 729 hits. Analysis detected 3,033 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,684 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠61% (6,326 of 16,209 topics). This Self Talk is worse (more manipulative) than 61.00% of the peer group.
Self Talk
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠61%Self Talk (selected)4%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 3,684
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

61% percentile
025507510061.0% percentile
3.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.7K 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 7.7%7.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.4%2.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 7.4%7.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.3%1.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 8.2%8.2%Appeal to NatureSitewide 0.2%Topic 2.9%2.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 0.7%0.7%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Topic 0.2%0.2%

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 7.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 19.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 7.5%Indoctrination: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%False Dilemma: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.3%Appeal to Nature: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.2%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.8%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Circular Reasoning: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.0%Red Herring: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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