Topic summary
⁠73%1 analyzed article/video453 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Starting Pitcher results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic, Negativity Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 9.2% saturation with 125 hits. Analysis detected 1,285 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,359 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠67% (5,601 of 16,562 topics). This Starting Pitcher is worse (more manipulative) than 66.20% of the peer group.
Starting Pitcher
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 1,359
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

66% percentile
025507510066.2% percentile
3.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.4K 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 2.3%2.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.4%8.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 7.4%7.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.3%5.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.1%2.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.5%0.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.2%9.2%

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 2.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 1.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 6.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.6%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.8%Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 4.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Composition/Division: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.2%Primacy Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 0.9%Burden of Proof: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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