Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video482 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Triathlons results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Negativity Bias, and Halo Effect, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 27.7% saturation with 400 hits. Analysis detected 1,975 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,446 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠81% (3,243 of 16,562 topics). This Triathlons is worse (more manipulative) than 80.40% of the peer group.
Triathlons
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠81%Triathlons (selected)6%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 1,446
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

80% percentile
025507510080.4% percentile
5.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.4K 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 3.1%3.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 21.4%21.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 27.7%27.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 17.3%17.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 0.9%0.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 9.5%9.5%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.0%3.0%

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%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 27.7%, sitewide 15.9%Framing Effect: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 21.4%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 18.2%, sitewide 19.2%Halo Effect: Topic 17.3%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 11.1%Anecdotal: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 5.2%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.4%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.3%Blind-Spot Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.2%Burden of Proof: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateTopic rate

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