Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,242 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Social Media Scams results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic, Hasty Generalization, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 5.7% saturation with 284 hits. Analysis detected 2,621 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,968 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠14% (13,649 of 15,772 topics). This Social Media Scams is better (less manipulative) than 86.50% of the peer group.
Social Media Scams
Topic details
Total words: 4,968
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

14% percentile
025507510013.5% percentile
1.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles5K 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 1.7%1.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.4%3.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.4%0.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.7%5.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.5%2.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%

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 1.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.0%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.5%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.4%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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