Topic summary
66% 1 analyzed article/video 448 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Smart Devices results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Authority , and Availability Heuristic , with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 18.1% saturation with 325 hits . Analysis detected 1,982 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,792 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.6% and a BS Rank of 73% (4,466 of 16,562 topics). This Smart Devices is worse (more manipulative) than 73.00% of the peer group. Smart Devices
Topic details
Total words: 1,792
Article count: 1
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73% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 73.0% percentile 4.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Topic 18.1% 18.1% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 11.5% 11.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 5.7% 5.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.5% 5.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Topic 6.7% 6.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 4.2% 4.2% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 2.9% 2.9% 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 11.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 19.2% Unattributed Quote: Topic 18.1%, sitewide 1.1% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 10.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 6.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 6.7%, sitewide 0.8% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.0% Bandwagon: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 2.2% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.5% Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% False Dilemma: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.5% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.9% Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.3% Burden of Proof: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 0.4% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst