Topic summary
⁠64%4 analyzed articles/videos1,825 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Startup Funding results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Authority, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 15.5% saturation with 1,330 hits. Analysis detected 8,782 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,576 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠48% (8,700 of 16,562 topics). This Startup Funding is better (less manipulative) than 52.50% of the peer group.
Startup Funding
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 8,576
Article count: 4
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

48% percentile
025507510047.5% percentile
2.8% BS Score4 analyzed articles8.6K 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 2.1%2.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.7%2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 15.5%15.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 15.3%15.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.2%6.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.1%3.1%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Topic 0.2%0.2%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Topic 0.1%0.1%

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%Framing Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 15.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 15.5%, sitewide 0.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 15.3%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 5.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.8%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos