Topic summary
0% 4 analyzed articles/videos 1,220 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ticks results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Authority , and Anecdotal , with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 11.9% saturation with 1,427 hits . Analysis detected 10,975 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,994 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 24% (11,572 of 15,142 topics). This Ticks is better (less manipulative) than 76.40% of the peer group. Ticks
Topic details
Total words: 11,994
Article count: 4
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
24% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.6% percentile 2.0% BS Score4 analyzed articles12K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 11.9% 11.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 7.5% 7.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.2% 0.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.7% 0.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.4% 2.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 4.2% 4.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.9% 3.9% 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 3.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 15.9% Indoctrination: Topic 11.9%, sitewide 0.0% Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.4%, sitewide 3.3% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.8% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.5% False Dilemma: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.5% Bandwagon: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst