Topic summary
41% 18 analyzed articles/videos 9,161 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Startups results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Appeal to Authority , and Optimism Bias , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8.3% saturation with 6,503 hits . Analysis detected 67,039 faulty-reasoning hits from 78,539 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (13,751 of 15,447 topics). This Startups is better (less manipulative) than 89.00% of the peer group. Startups
Topic details
Total words: 78,539
Article count: 18
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
11% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 11.0% percentile 1.6% BS Score18 analyzed articles78.5K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 8.3% 8.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.5% 2.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.6% 0.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 6.1% 6.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.1% 3.1% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 5.1% 5.1% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 3.4% 3.4% 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 8.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.8%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.5% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst