Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video291 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Atlantic results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Negativity Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Ad Hominem as the most egregious example at 15.5% saturation with 181 hits. Analysis detected 1,200 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,164 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠77% (3,834 of 16,562 topics). This The Atlantic is worse (more manipulative) than 76.90% of the peer group.
The Atlantic
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 1,164
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

77% percentile
025507510076.9% percentile
5.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.2K 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 4.8%4.8%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 15.6%15.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.9%10.9%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 8.5%8.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Topic 6.3%6.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.9%9.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.8%1.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 14.8%, sitewide 15.9%Ad Hominem: Topic 15.6%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.9%, sitewide 5.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 7.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 1.4%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.0%Horn Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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