Topic summary
⁠60%2 analyzed articles/videos1,098 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Social Engineering results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Quote-first Misdirection, Hasty Generalization, and Negativity Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 271 hits. Analysis detected 2,440 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,294 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠48% (8,554 of 16,243 topics). This Social Engineering is better (less manipulative) than 52.70% of the peer group.
Social Engineering
Topic details
Total words: 3,294
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

47% percentile
025507510047.3% percentile
2.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.3K 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 1.0%1.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.4%4.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 7.6%7.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.1%2.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 4.0%4.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 8.2%8.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%

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 1.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 8.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.4%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.5%Red Herring: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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