Topic summary
61% 183 analyzed articles/videos 111,939 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Technology results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.5% saturation with 38,463 hits . Analysis detected 508,416 faulty-reasoning hits from 589,546 analyzed words across 183 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (14,566 of 16,236 topics). This Technology is better (less manipulative) than 89.70% of the peer group. Technology
Topic details
Total words: 589,546
Article count: 183
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
10% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 10.3% percentile 1.6% BS Score183 analyzed articles589.5K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 5.6% 5.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 6.5% 6.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.9% 3.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.8% 0.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 5.0% 5.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.2% 3.2% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 5.3% 5.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias Sitewide 3.1% Topic 0.3% 0.3% 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 5.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 5.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 0.5% Anecdotal: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst