Topic summary
76%5 analyzed articles/videos2,788 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Technology Trends results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 16.1% saturation with 1,638 hits. Analysis detected 14,486 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,199 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.3% and a BS Rank of 57% (6,788 of 15,447 topics). This Technology Trends is worse (more manipulative) than 56.10% of the peer group.
Technology Trends
Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

56% percentile
025507510056.1% percentile
3.3% BS Score5 analyzed articles10.2K 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 7.7%7.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 16.1%16.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.2%11.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 14.8%14.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 7.9%7.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 5.5%5.5%

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 7.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 16.1%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 14.8%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 9.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 1.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 6.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 1.1%Anecdotal: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.9%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 4.6%False Dilemma: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate