Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Serial Killings results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Ad Hominem, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 12.1% saturation with 805 hits. Analysis detected 3,438 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,668 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠29% (11,890 of 16,562 topics). This Serial Killings is better (less manipulative) than 71.80% of the peer group.
Serial Killings
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 6,668
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

28% percentile
025507510028.2% percentile
2.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles6.7K 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 2.3%2.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.6%6.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.3%0.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 0.8%0.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.4%2.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.1%2.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 12.1%12.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.0%2.0%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 2.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.7%Horn Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.0%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.1%Primacy Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.0%Burden of Proof: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 0.4%Middle Ground: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 0.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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