Topic summary
⁠0%4 analyzed articles/videos2,480 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Stephen A Smith results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Framing Effect, and Negativity Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 17.8% saturation with 2,405 hits. Analysis detected 13,368 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,528 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠24% (12,567 of 16,494 topics). This Stephen A Smith is better (less manipulative) than 76.20% of the peer group.
Stephen A Smith
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Topic details
Total words: 13,528
Article count: 4
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

24% percentile
025507510023.8% percentile
2.0% BS Score4 analyzed articles13.5K 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 6.4%6.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.4%5.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 17.8%17.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.2%1.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.1%3.1%

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 6.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 17.8%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Ad Hominem: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 2.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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