Topic summary
⁠94%1 analyzed article/video392 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Software Issues results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Availability Heuristic, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 23.4% saturation with 275 hits. Analysis detected 1,764 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,176 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6% and a BS Rank of ⁠82% (2,983 of 16,562 topics). This Software Issues is worse (more manipulative) than 82.00% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 1,176
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

82% percentile
025507510082.0% percentile
6.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.2K 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 0.5%0.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 23.4%23.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.0%1.0%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 9.7%9.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.9%7.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.3%5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 7.8%7.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 12.1%12.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 12.4%12.4%

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 0.5%, sitewide 26.9%Anecdotal: Topic 23.4%, sitewide 5.2%Negativity Bias: Topic 15.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 12.4%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 11.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 0.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 7.8%, sitewide 3.3%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 5.3%Indoctrination: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 2.7%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 2.5%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.7%Bandwagon: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 2.2%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.4%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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