Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video747 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sound Transit 3 results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 25.1% saturation with 556 hits. Analysis detected 1,938 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,213 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠73% (4,465 of 16,562 topics). This Sound Transit 3 is worse (more manipulative) than 73.00% of the peer group.
Sound Transit 3
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 2,213
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

73% percentile
025507510073.0% percentile
4.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 19.2%19.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.6%9.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.0%7.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.3%0.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.3%0.3%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 4.0%4.0%

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 25.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 19.2%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 6.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 1.9%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Loss Aversion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.8%Indoctrination: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.0%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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