Topic summary
⁠48%1 analyzed article/video1,494 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Student Data results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Optimism Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 7.5% saturation with 448 hits. Analysis detected 3,558 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,976 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠19% (19,267 of 23,781 topics). This Student Data is better (less manipulative) than 81.00% of the peer group.
Student Data
Topic details
Total words: 5,976
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

19% percentile
025507510019.0% percentile
1.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles6K 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 1.9%1.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.3%3.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.7%0.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.5%1.5%

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 1.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 6.7%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.3%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos