Topic summary
67%14 analyzed articles/videos8,134 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Small Business results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Optimism Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.5% saturation with 3,248 hits. Analysis detected 39,257 faulty-reasoning hits from 43,215 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 14% (13,565 of 15,763 topics). This Small Business is better (less manipulative) than 86.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

14% percentile
025507510013.9% percentile
1.7% BS Score14 analyzed articles43.2K 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 7.5%7.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.8%6.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.6%5.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.6%3.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.8%3.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 4.1%4.1%

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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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