Topic summary
⁠50%1 analyzed article/video1,104 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Startup Success results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Optimism Bias, and Hindsight Bias, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 6.9% saturation with 305 hits. Analysis detected 2,008 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,416 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠34% (15,330 of 22,985 topics). This Startup Success is better (less manipulative) than 66.70% of the peer group.
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Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 4,416
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

33% percentile
025507510033.3% percentile
1.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.5%0.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 0.2%0.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.2%0.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.5%1.5%Sunk Cost EffectSitewide 0.3%Topic 3.9%3.9%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Topic 4.0%4.0%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%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.7%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.6%Hindsight Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.4%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 0.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.5%Genetic Fallacy: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.4%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 0.5%Dunning-Kruger Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.3%, sitewide 0.8%Appeal to Nature: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos