Topic summary
37%3 analyzed articles/videos734 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Technology And Society results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Straw Man, and Framing Effect, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 10.7% saturation with 2,390 hits. Analysis detected 17,416 faulty-reasoning hits from 22,313 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (14,842 of 16,562 topics). This Technology And Society is better (less manipulative) than 89.60% of the peer group.
Technology And Society
Topic details
Total words: 22,313
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

10% percentile
025507510010.4% percentile
1.6% BS Score3 analyzed articles22.3K 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 5.0%5.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.3%4.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Topic 5.4%5.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.3%3.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%

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 5.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Anecdotal: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 5.2%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Straw Man: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 0.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate