Topic summary
⁠82%1 analyzed article/video1,020 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Simulation Hypothesis results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Anecdotal, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 17.3% saturation with 528 hits. Analysis detected 3,916 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,060 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠69% (5,223 of 16,562 topics). This Simulation Hypothesis is worse (more manipulative) than 68.50% of the peer group.
Simulation Hypothesis
Topic details
Total words: 3,060
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

69% percentile
025507510068.5% percentile
4.1% BS Score1 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 2.1%2.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.0%2.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 15.8%15.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 17.3%17.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 14.9%14.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 12.0%12.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.2%1.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.2%6.2%Appeal to NatureSitewide 0.2%Topic 4.3%4.3%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Topic 5.3%5.3%

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 2.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 19.2%Confirmation Bias: Topic 17.3%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 15.8%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 14.9%, sitewide 8.1%Anecdotal: Topic 12.0%, sitewide 5.2%Availability Heuristic: Topic 11.9%, sitewide 9.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.0%Bandwagon: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 2.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Nature: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 0.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Burden of Proof: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Personal Incredulity: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.8%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.9%Primacy Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.9%Circular Reasoning: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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