Topic summary
⁠74%4 analyzed articles/videos7,840 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tacos results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 15.9% saturation with 3,604 hits. Analysis detected 20,291 faulty-reasoning hits from 22,656 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠23% (12,203 of 15,765 topics). This Tacos is better (less manipulative) than 77.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

23% percentile
025507510022.6% percentile
2.0% BS Score4 analyzed articles22.7K 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 4.8%4.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.0%4.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.7%3.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 15.9%15.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 8.3%8.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.2%2.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 15.9%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 6.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 0.5%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos