Topic summary
⁠29%2 analyzed articles/videos2,636 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Software Engineering results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Biased Writer Voice, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 6.7% saturation with 594 hits. Analysis detected 7,948 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,900 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠30% (11,639 of 16,562 topics). This Software Engineering is better (less manipulative) than 70.30% of the peer group.
Software Engineering
Topic details
Total words: 8,900
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

30% percentile
025507510029.7% percentile
2.2% BS Score2 analyzed articles8.9K 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 5.9%5.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.2%4.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.0%4.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 6.0%6.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 6.0%6.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.9%0.9%

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 5.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 6.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 6.0%, sitewide 0.8%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 0.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.2%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Hindsight Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 1.4%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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