Topic summary
⁠49%2 analyzed articles/videos819 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Smog results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic, Indoctrination, and Negativity Bias, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 9.8% saturation with 651 hits. Analysis detected 5,692 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,624 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠44% (9,255 of 16,463 topics). This Smog is better (less manipulative) than 56.20% of the peer group.
Smog
Topic ranking list
Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

44% percentile
025507510043.8% percentile
2.7% BS Score2 analyzed articles6.6K 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 7.1%7.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.6%4.6%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 7.3%7.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 9.8%9.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.9%2.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.4%2.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.8%1.8%

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 7.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 11.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 9.8%, sitewide 3.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%Indoctrination: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.0%Hindsight Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.4%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos