Topic summary
⁠60%5 analyzed articles/videos1,613 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Software results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Biased Writer Voice, and Confirmation Bias, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 12.3% saturation with 1,852 hits. Analysis detected 15,032 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,116 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠33% (11,179 of 16,562 topics). This Software is better (less manipulative) than 67.50% of the peer group.
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

33% percentile
025507510032.5% percentile
2.3% BS Score5 analyzed articles15.1K 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 3.4%3.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.3%5.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 12.3%12.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 5.5%5.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.5%3.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%

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 3.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 15.9%Anecdotal: Topic 12.3%, sitewide 5.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 0.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos