Topic summary
⁠7%4 analyzed articles/videos1,517 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Thunderstorms results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination, Optimism Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.7% saturation with 600 hits. Analysis detected 2,066 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,738 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠34% (11,014 of 16,562 topics). This Thunderstorms is better (less manipulative) than 66.50% of the peer group.
Thunderstorms

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

34% percentile
025507510033.5% percentile
2.3% BS Score4 analyzed articles4.7K 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 2.8%2.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.9%0.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.7%12.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.4%6.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.6%1.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.4%1.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 2.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Indoctrination: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.1%False Dilemma: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.1%, sitewide 0.8%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos