Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video821 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Orange County Register results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Hasty Generalization, and Availability Heuristic, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 15.1% saturation with 495 hits. Analysis detected 5,252 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,284 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠63% (6,274 of 16,562 topics). This The Orange County Register is worse (more manipulative) than 62.10% of the peer group.
The Orange County Register
Topic details
Total words: 3,284
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

62% percentile
025507510062.1% percentile
3.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.3K 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 0.3%0.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 15.0%15.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.5%7.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 13.6%13.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.9%5.9%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 7.3%7.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.7%2.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.8%4.8%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 6.2%6.2%

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 0.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 15.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 15.9%Anecdotal: Topic 15.0%, sitewide 5.2%Hasty Generalization: Topic 13.6%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 2.2%In-Group Bias: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 1.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 6.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 2.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 3.1%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Indoctrination: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.0%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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