Topic summary
⁠1%1 analyzed article/video711 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Surf Conditions results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, Unattributed Quote, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 4.2% saturation with 89 hits. Analysis detected 235 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,133 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠3% (16,111 of 16,562 topics). This Surf Conditions is better (less manipulative) than 97.30% of the peer group.
Surf Conditions
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 2,133
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

3% percentile
02550751002.7% percentile
1.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.6%0.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.6%0.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.4%0.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 1.0%1.0%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 1.3%1.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 1.2%1.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.8%Negativity BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos