Topic summary
⁠66%1 analyzed article/video304 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Surfing Incident results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Availability Heuristic, and Overconfidence Bias, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 17.8% saturation with 162 hits. Analysis detected 955 faulty-reasoning hits from 912 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠78% (3,717 of 16,562 topics). This Surfing Incident is worse (more manipulative) than 77.60% of the peer group.
Surfing Incident
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠78%Surfing Incident (selected)6%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 912
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

78% percentile
025507510077.6% percentile
5.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles912 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 5.0%5.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.9%2.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 17.8%17.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 11.2%11.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.4%5.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Topic 6.4%6.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.2%1.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 12.6%12.6%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 3.6%3.6%

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 5.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 19.2%Anecdotal: Topic 17.8%, sitewide 5.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 13.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 12.6%, sitewide 9.1%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 4.6%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.7%, sitewide 0.8%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 3.7%Burden of Proof: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.4%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.5%Special Pleading: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.5%Blind-Spot Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.2%Middle Ground: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 0.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos