Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Today Show results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Unattributed Quote, and Negativity Bias, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 16.4% saturation with 270 hits. Analysis detected 846 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,644 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠0% (0 of 16,562 topics). This Today Show is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
Today Show
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 1,644
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

0% percentile
02550751000.0% percentile
0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.6K 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 1.2%1.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.2%2.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.7%0.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 16.4%16.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.3%9.3%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 1.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 19.2%Halo Effect: Topic 16.4%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 1.1%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Primacy Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.9%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.0%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.8%Horn Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos