Topic summary
⁠57%1 analyzed article/video253 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Toads results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Anecdotal, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 13.3% saturation with 101 hits. Analysis detected 863 faulty-reasoning hits from 759 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6% and a BS Rank of ⁠82% (2,923 of 15,447 topics). This Toads is worse (more manipulative) than 81.10% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 759
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

81% percentile
025507510081.1% percentile
6.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles759 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.0%2.0%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 13.3%13.3%Appeal to NatureSitewide 0.2%Topic 7.9%7.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 12.1%12.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.2%9.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 9.6%9.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 7.3%7.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 11.2%11.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 6.6%6.6%

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 13.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 5.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 9.6%, sitewide 3.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Nature: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 0.2%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 7.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 6.6%, sitewide 0.8%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.0%Hindsight Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.4%Bandwagon: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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