Topic summary
78%6 analyzed articles/videos4,581 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Snowpack results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Framing Effect, and Pessimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 15.2% saturation with 2,385 hits. Analysis detected 16,436 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,681 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 36% (10,017 of 15,435 topics). This Snowpack is better (less manipulative) than 64.90% of the peer group.
Snowpack

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

35% percentile
025507510035.1% percentile
2.4% BS Score6 analyzed articles15.7K 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 9.3%9.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.2%5.2%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 8.3%8.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.3%1.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 15.2%15.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.9%3.9%

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 9.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 15.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 11.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 9.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 1.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Loss Aversion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 2.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 4.0%Indoctrination: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate