Topic summary
66%2 analyzed articles/videos1,040 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Shutdown results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Availability Heuristic, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.4% saturation with 356 hits. Analysis detected 2,711 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,120 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of 44% (8,937 of 15,941 topics). This Shutdown is better (less manipulative) than 56.10% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 3,120
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

44% percentile
025507510043.9% percentile
2.7% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.1K 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 11.4%11.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.7%0.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.7%5.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.9%10.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.7%0.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.3%0.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.1%2.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.1%3.1%

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%Framing Effect: Topic 11.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%False Dilemma: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 1.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.3%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 2.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 2.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate