Topic summary
⁠37%3 analyzed articles/videos1,753 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Transit results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.1% saturation with 472 hits. Analysis detected 5,338 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,798 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠38% (10,424 of 16,562 topics). This Transit is better (less manipulative) than 62.90% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 5,798
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

37% percentile
025507510037.1% percentile
2.4% BS Score3 analyzed articles5.8K 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 5.9%5.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.1%8.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.8%6.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.3%6.3%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 4.9%4.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.4%3.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.0%3.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.3%2.3%

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 5.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 0.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.3%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%False Dilemma: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos