Topic summary
⁠26%1 analyzed article/video845 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sixers results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Authority, and Halo Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 7.8% saturation with 262 hits. Analysis detected 2,207 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,380 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠35% (10,608 of 16,142 topics). This Sixers is better (less manipulative) than 65.70% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 3,380
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

34% percentile
025507510034.3% percentile
2.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.4K 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 2.7%2.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.3%2.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.4%0.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 7.0%7.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 7.8%7.8%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Topic 0.4%0.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 5.2%5.2%

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 2.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.8%Begging the Question: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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