Topic summary
⁠67%5 analyzed articles/videos603 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Stat results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Negativity Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 28.9% saturation with 748 hits. Analysis detected 3,379 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,588 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠75% (4,080 of 15,780 topics). This Stat is worse (more manipulative) than 74.10% of the peer group.
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

74% percentile
025507510074.1% percentile
4.8% BS Score5 analyzed articles2.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 16.1%16.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.8%5.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.5%2.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.9%1.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 15.1%15.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.1%4.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 4.4%4.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 6.7%6.7%

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 28.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 15.1%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 16.1%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 6.0%Halo Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.4%, sitewide 0.8%Indoctrination: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 4.0%Status Quo Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.9%Middle Ground: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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