Topic summary
⁠72%1 analyzed article/video865 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Teaching results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Biased Writer Voice, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 15.1% saturation with 391 hits. Analysis detected 3,061 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,595 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠60% (6,746 of 16,562 topics). This Teaching is worse (more manipulative) than 59.30% of the peer group.
Teaching
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠60%Teaching (selected)4%
⁠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: 2,595
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

59% percentile
025507510059.3% percentile
3.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.6K 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 2.1%2.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.8%5.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 11.0%11.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 5.2%5.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 15.1%15.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 11.7%11.7%

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 2.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 15.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.0%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 1.1%False Dilemma: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 1.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.7%Burden of Proof: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.4%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Straw Man: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.9%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.2%Recency Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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