Topic summary
⁠0%6 analyzed articles/videos9,755 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Watch List results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Authority, and Framing Effect, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 16.2% saturation with 6,130 hits. Analysis detected 30,740 faulty-reasoning hits from 37,870 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠16% (13,995 of 16,562 topics). This The Watch List is better (less manipulative) than 84.50% of the peer group.
The Watch List
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 37,870
Article count: 6
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

16% percentile
025507510015.5% percentile
1.8% BS Score6 analyzed articles37.9K 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 5.8%5.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.2%4.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.5%2.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 16.2%16.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 13.1%13.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.0%2.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%

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 5.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 19.2%Halo Effect: Topic 16.2%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.1%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.9%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos