Topic summary
⁠8%1 analyzed article/video948 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Swelling results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Optimism Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 7% saturation with 265 hits. Analysis detected 1,463 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,792 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠18% (13,591 of 16,562 topics). This Swelling is better (less manipulative) than 82.10% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 3,792
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

18% percentile
025507510017.9% percentile
1.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.8K 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 0.5%0.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 7.0%7.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.8%1.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.1%2.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 2.2%2.2%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%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 0.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.8%Indoctrination: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.0%Negativity BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos