Topic summary
0% 3 analyzed articles/videos 2,074 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Stephen Colbert results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Confirmation Bias , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.4% saturation with 933 hits . Analysis detected 6,342 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,947 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 24% (11,792 of 15,447 topics). This Stephen Colbert is better (less manipulative) than 76.30% of the peer group. Stephen Colbert
Topic details
Total words: 6,947
Article count: 3
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
24% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.7% percentile 2.0% BS Score3 analyzed articles6.9K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 5.2% 5.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.6% 4.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 0.4% 0.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 13.4% 13.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 2.4% 2.4% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 1.1% 1.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 3.6% 3.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 4.9% 4.9% 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 5.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 13.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.1%, sitewide 3.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.5% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.1% Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Ad Hominem: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.2% Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Indoctrination: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0% Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst