Topic summary
⁠42%1 analyzed article/video530 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Social Networking results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Optimism Bias, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 17.7% saturation with 376 hits. Analysis detected 1,901 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,120 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠59% (6,783 of 16,562 topics). This Social Networking is worse (more manipulative) than 59.00% of the peer group.
Social Networking
Topic details
Total words: 2,120
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

59% percentile
025507510059.0% percentile
3.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.1K 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 3.8%3.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.0%1.0%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 17.7%17.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.1%2.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 11.8%11.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 2.9%2.9%

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 3.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 19.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 17.7%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Topic 11.8%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.4%Indoctrination: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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