Topic summary
55%3 analyzed articles/videos1,320 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Trades results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Confirmation Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 8.4% saturation with 783 hits. Analysis detected 7,124 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,273 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 28% (11,675 of 16,100 topics). This Trades is better (less manipulative) than 72.50% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 9,273
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

28% percentile
025507510027.5% percentile
2.1% BS Score3 analyzed articles9.3K 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 2.9%2.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.1%4.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.7%4.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 5.6%5.6%

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 2.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.1%Recency Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 2.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos