Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos5,479 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sheriff results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Ad Hominem, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 27.7% saturation with 6,080 hits. Analysis detected 21,889 faulty-reasoning hits from 21,916 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠26% (12,078 of 16,258 topics). This Sheriff is better (less manipulative) than 74.30% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 21,916
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

26% percentile
025507510025.7% percentile
2.1% BS Score2 analyzed articles21.9K 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 3.2%3.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 27.7%27.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.0%4.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.1%1.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.8%1.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.6%2.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 27.7%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 17.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 2.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 2.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos