Topic summary
⁠3%1 analyzed article/video807 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Softball results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Halo Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 12.8% saturation with 309 hits. Analysis detected 865 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,421 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠41% (9,804 of 16,562 topics). This Softball is better (less manipulative) than 59.20% of the peer group.
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Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 2,421
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

41% percentile
025507510040.8% percentile
2.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.4K 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 1.9%1.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.7%0.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 12.8%12.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.7%0.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.8%3.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 1.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.8%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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