Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video787 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Spyware results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 19.6% saturation with 618 hits. Analysis detected 3,379 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,148 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠68% (4,997 of 15,447 topics). This Spyware is worse (more manipulative) than 67.70% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 3,148
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

68% percentile
025507510067.7% percentile
4.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.1K 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 5.8%5.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 10.6%10.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 10.6%10.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 10.7%10.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 2.4%2.4%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%

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 5.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 19.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 10.6%, sitewide 3.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.0%Begging the Question: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.0%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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