Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video870 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Times Square Murder results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Negativity Bias, and Framing Effect, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 10.8% saturation with 281 hits. Analysis detected 1,646 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,610 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠35% (10,817 of 16,562 topics). This Times Square Murder is better (less manipulative) than 65.30% of the peer group.
Times Square Murder
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠35%Times Square Murder (selected)3%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 2,610
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

35% percentile
025507510034.7% percentile
2.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.6K 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 4.7%4.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.9%5.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 10.8%10.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.1%2.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.9%1.9%

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 4.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 6.7%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.1%False Dilemma: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.5%Actor-Observer Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.6%No True Scotsman: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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