Topic summary
28% 12 analyzed articles/videos 4,866 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Software Updates results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , Framing Effect , and Biased Writer Voice , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 8.3% saturation with 3,193 hits . Analysis detected 25,825 faulty-reasoning hits from 38,302 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 12% (14,627 of 16,562 topics). This Software Updates is better (less manipulative) than 88.30% of the peer group. Software Updates
Topic details
Total words: 38,302
Article count: 12
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
12% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 11.7% percentile 1.6% BS Score12 analyzed articles38.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 6.0% 6.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.1% 3.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 0.6% 0.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.4% 0.4% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 6.5% 6.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.6% 1.6% 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 6.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1% Optimism Bias: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 6.0% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 6.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 0.5% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.8% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.3% Indoctrination: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.0% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst