Topic summary
51% 36 analyzed articles/videos 24,914 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Television results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Hasty Generalization , and Negativity Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 11.2% saturation with 14,166 hits . Analysis detected 105,620 faulty-reasoning hits from 126,740 analyzed words across 36 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 9% (13,879 of 15,257 topics). This Television is better (less manipulative) than 91.00% of the peer group. Television
Topic details
Total words: 126,740
Article count: 36
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
9% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 9.0% percentile 1.6% BS Score36 analyzed articles126.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 4.3% 4.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 5.9% 5.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.6% 3.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.6% 4.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.7% 0.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 11.2% 11.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.6% 3.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 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 4.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1% Halo Effect: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 6.7% Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.5% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst