Topic summary
0%1 analyzed article/video928 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sports Authority results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Authority, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 7.8% saturation with 216 hits. Analysis detected 1,895 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,784 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 33% (11,142 of 16,562 topics). This Sports Authority is better (less manipulative) than 67.30% of the peer group.
Sports Authority
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Topic details
Total words: 2,784
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

33% percentile
025507510032.7% percentile
2.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.8K 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 5.9%5.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.3%3.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.8%7.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.8%5.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.0%3.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.2%3.2%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.7%1.7%

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 5.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Bandwagon: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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