Topic summary
37% 3 analyzed articles/videos 1,757 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Student Behavior results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Authority , and Pessimism Bias , with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 7.1% saturation with 450 hits . Analysis detected 2,923 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,382 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 33% (16,323 of 24,029 topics). This Student Behavior is better (less manipulative) than 67.90% of the peer group. Student Behavior
Topic details
Total words: 6,382
Article count: 3
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
32% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 32.1% percentile 1.8% BS Score3 analyzed articles6.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.0% 2.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.6% 3.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Recency Bias Sitewide 2.7% Topic 0.3% 0.3% 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 1.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7% Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.3% Slippery Slope: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% False Dilemma: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.5% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.0% Begging the Question: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.7% Indoctrination: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 0.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
KTVU 26% 8/5/2026, 3:53:39 PM