Topic summary
⁠92%1 analyzed article/video493 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Siff results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Optimism Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 15.2% saturation with 225 hits. Analysis detected 1,961 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,479 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠76% (4,116 of 16,562 topics). This Siff is worse (more manipulative) than 75.20% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 1,479
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

75% percentile
025507510075.2% percentile
4.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.5K 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 6.7%6.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.4%7.4%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 15.2%15.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.9%8.9%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Topic 8.3%8.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.4%1.4%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 6.3%6.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 6.7%6.7%

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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 15.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 15.2%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 6.0%Begging the Question: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 1.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 6.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 6.7%, sitewide 0.8%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 4.6%Burden of Proof: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 0.4%Anecdotal: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 5.2%Recency Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.2%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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