Topic summary
⁠22%1 analyzed article/video1,405 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Conversation results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Optimism Bias, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 269 hits. Analysis detected 2,555 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,215 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠20% (13,322 of 16,562 topics). This The Conversation is better (less manipulative) than 80.40% of the peer group.
The Conversation
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 4,215
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

20% percentile
025507510019.6% percentile
1.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.2K 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%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.6%3.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.1%3.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.0%1.0%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 3.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Anecdotal: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.0%Indoctrination: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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