Topic summary
53% 7 analyzed articles/videos 3,416 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Social Trends results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Anecdotal , and Negativity Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 12.8% saturation with 3,108 hits . Analysis detected 25,257 faulty-reasoning hits from 24,326 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 26% (12,305 of 16,562 topics). This Social Trends is better (less manipulative) than 74.30% of the peer group. Social Trends
Topic details
Total words: 24,326
Article count: 7
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
26% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 25.7% percentile 2.1% BS Score7 analyzed articles24.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 4.6% 4.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 7.2% 7.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 12.8% 12.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.4% 3.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 4.3% 4.3% 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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.8%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1% Anecdotal: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 5.2% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.8%, sitewide 3.3% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 4.6% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 2.0% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% False Dilemma: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, 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