Topic summary
⁠56%2 analyzed articles/videos1,767 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Uc Berkeley results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Anecdotal, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.2% saturation with 713 hits. Analysis detected 5,342 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,972 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠24% (12,616 of 16,562 topics). This Uc Berkeley is better (less manipulative) than 76.20% of the peer group.
Uc Berkeley
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 6,972
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

24% percentile
025507510023.8% percentile
2.0% BS Score2 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 6.7%6.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.2%10.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.6%5.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.2%3.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.2%1.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%

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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.5%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos