Topic summary
⁠31%3 analyzed articles/videos4,944 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Technology Policy & Regulation results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Negativity Bias, and Optimism Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 7.1% saturation with 1,452 hits. Analysis detected 14,901 faulty-reasoning hits from 20,498 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠11% (14,014 of 15,690 topics). This Technology Policy & Regulation is better (less manipulative) than 89.30% of the peer group.
Technology Policy & Regulation
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠11%Technology Policy & Regulation (selected)2%
⁠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: 20,498
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510010.7% percentile
1.6% BS Score3 analyzed articles20.5K 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 3.9%3.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.8%5.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.4%3.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.9%2.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.5%6.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 3.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%False Dilemma: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos