Topic summary
⁠66%1 analyzed article/video315 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Teacher Of The Year results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Optimism Bias, and Anecdotal, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 36.3% saturation with 343 hits. Analysis detected 831 faulty-reasoning hits from 945 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 9.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠92% (1,351 of 16,562 topics). This Teacher Of The Year is worse (more manipulative) than 91.80% of the peer group.
Teacher Of The Year
Topic details
Total words: 945
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

92% percentile
025507510091.8% percentile
9.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles945 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 36.3%36.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.8%3.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 20.9%20.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 9.3%9.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.4%4.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 4.7%4.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 5.9%5.9%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%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%Halo Effect: Topic 36.3%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 20.9%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.7%, sitewide 3.3%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.9%Halo EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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