Topic summary
⁠83%1 analyzed article/video596 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Traffic Stop results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Fundamental Attribution Error, and Self-Serving Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 12.9% saturation with 230 hits. Analysis detected 1,851 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,788 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠74% (4,345 of 16,559 topics). This Traffic Stop is worse (more manipulative) than 73.80% of the peer group.
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Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 1,788
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

74% percentile
025507510073.8% percentile
4.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.8K 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 6.6%6.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.2%3.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Topic 11.7%11.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.5%12.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 8.6%8.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 12.9%12.9%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Topic 5.8%5.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.2%1.2%

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 6.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 12.9%, sitewide 8.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 2.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 9.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 3.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 6.9%Anecdotal: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 5.2%Begging the Question: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 1.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 2.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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