Topic summary
⁠38%1 analyzed article/video471 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Speed Cameras results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Hasty Generalization, and Confirmation Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 17.9% saturation with 337 hits. Analysis detected 1,410 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,884 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠53% (7,803 of 16,562 topics). This Speed Cameras is worse (more manipulative) than 52.90% of the peer group.
Speed Cameras
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Topic details
Total words: 1,884
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

53% percentile
025507510052.9% percentile
3.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.9K 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 4.8%4.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.6%0.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.3%2.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 6.8%6.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 3.1%3.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.6%2.6%

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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 17.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 6.8%, sitewide 3.3%Halo Effect: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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