Topic summary
⁠45%3 analyzed articles/videos457 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Trial results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Framing Effect, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 16.2% saturation with 1,137 hits. Analysis detected 5,397 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,006 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠43% (9,006 of 15,685 topics). This Trial is better (less manipulative) than 57.40% of the peer group.
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Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

43% percentile
025507510042.6% percentile
2.7% BS Score3 analyzed articles7K 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 8.0%8.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.4%0.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.5%0.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.4%0.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.2%9.2%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.9%3.9%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 8.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 16.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 16.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.5%Begging the Question: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.7%, sitewide 0.8%Actor-Observer Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 0.6%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos