Topic summary
70% 65 analyzed articles/videos 38,658 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Social Media results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10% saturation with 18,894 hits . Analysis detected 190,859 faulty-reasoning hits from 188,930 analyzed words across 65 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 19% (12,534 of 15,327 topics). This Social Media is better (less manipulative) than 81.80% of the peer group. Social Media
Topic details
Total words: 188,930
Article count: 65
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
18% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 18.2% percentile 1.9% BS Score65 analyzed articles188.9K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 6.7% 6.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.8% 4.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 10.0% 10.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.6% 1.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 4.4% 4.4% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.7% 0.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 8.7% 8.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 2.6% 2.6% 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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 10.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 5.3% Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.1% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Indoctrination: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0% Bandwagon: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst