Topic summary
⁠72%1 analyzed article/video154 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Special Forces results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Ad Hominem, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 28.1% saturation with 346 hits. Analysis detected 1,917 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,232 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 7.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠87% (2,177 of 16,562 topics). This Special Forces is worse (more manipulative) than 86.90% of the peer group.
Special Forces
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠87%Special Forces (selected)8%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 1,232
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

87% percentile
025507510086.9% percentile
7.4% 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%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 28.1%28.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 15.5%15.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 16.1%16.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 10.9%10.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 17.6%17.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 7.4%7.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 13.1%13.1%

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%Confirmation Bias: Topic 28.1%, sitewide 7.5%Framing Effect: Topic 17.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 13.1%, sitewide 19.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 16.1%, sitewide 3.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 15.9%Ad Hominem: Topic 15.5%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.3%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 8.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 7.4%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 1.1%Burden of Proof: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 0.4%Anchoring Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.4%Bandwagon: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Primacy Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

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