Topic summary
⁠59%3 analyzed articles/videos392 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Troubleshooting results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Anecdotal, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.8% saturation with 374 hits. Analysis detected 4,651 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,458 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠68% (5,311 of 16,463 topics). This Troubleshooting is worse (more manipulative) than 67.70% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 3,458
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

68% percentile
025507510067.7% percentile
4.1% BS Score3 analyzed articles3.5K 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 5.3%5.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.0%4.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.8%10.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.4%5.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.8%4.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 7.9%7.9%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 4.9%4.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 5.1%5.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 10.2%10.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%

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%Framing Effect: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 9.1%Anecdotal: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 7.9%, sitewide 3.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.7%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 5.1%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 1.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 0.5%Indoctrination: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.0%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos