Topic summary
62% 19 analyzed articles/videos 11,976 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tech results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Halo Effect , and Hasty Generalization , with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 13.8% saturation with 7,456 hits . Analysis detected 53,573 faulty-reasoning hits from 54,141 analyzed words across 19 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 21% (13,035 of 16,494 topics). This Tech is better (less manipulative) than 79.00% of the peer group. Tech
Topic details
Total words: 54,141
Article count: 19
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
21% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 21.0% percentile 1.9% BS Score19 analyzed articles54.1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 5.4% 5.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.0% 2.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 5.4% 5.4% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 13.8% 13.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.3% 4.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.5% 0.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.4% 2.4% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 4.6% 4.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 9.8% 9.8% 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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 15.9% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 13.8%, sitewide 0.5% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 6.7% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 4.6% Indoctrination: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 0.0% Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.8% Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst