Topic summary
73%4 analyzed articles/videos1,451 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Social Impact results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Anecdotal, and Appeal to Authority, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 8.5% saturation with 782 hits. Analysis detected 8,569 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,168 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 41% (9,123 of 15,447 topics). This Social Impact is better (less manipulative) than 59.10% of the peer group.
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Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 9,168
Article count: 4
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

41% percentile
025507510040.9% percentile
2.6% BS Score4 analyzed articles9.2K 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 5.5%5.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.3%2.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.6%4.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 7.5%7.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.2%1.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.4%4.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.9%3.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 5.1%5.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 7.9%7.9%

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 5.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 5.2%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.1%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate