Topic summary
ā 79% 28 analyzed articles/videos 19,916 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Social Commentary results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 23.4% saturation with 23,008 hits . Analysis detected 156,638 faulty-reasoning hits from 98,117 analyzed words across 28 articles, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of ā 50% (8,336 of 16,562 topics). This Social Commentary is better (less manipulative) than 50.30% of the peer group. Social Commentary
Topic details
Total words: 98,117
Article count: 28
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
50% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 49.7% percentile 3.0% BS Score28 analyzed articles98.1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Topic SitewideShared scale 0ā50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 6.4% 6.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 23.4% 23.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 7.3% 7.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 15.1% 15.1% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Topic 7.2% 7.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 4.3% 4.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.3% 0.3% 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 6.4%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 23.4%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Topic 16.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 15.9% Hasty Generalization: Topic 15.1%, sitewide 8.1% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 7.5% Ad Hominem: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 2.2% In-Group Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 5.2% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 1.4% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 3.1% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 2.0% Straw Man: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 0.9% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% Indoctrination: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.0% False Dilemma: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst