Topic summary
0%6 analyzed articles/videos2,231 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ufos results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Halo Effect, and Anecdotal, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 14.3% saturation with 1,650 hits. Analysis detected 14,082 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,524 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 47% (8,262 of 15,522 topics). This Ufos is better (less manipulative) than 53.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

47% percentile
025507510046.8% percentile
2.8% BS Score6 analyzed articles11.5K 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 8.4%8.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.5%3.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.3%3.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.1%5.1%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 5.2%5.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 14.3%14.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.4%4.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 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%Framing Effect: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 14.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 6.7%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.9%Anecdotal: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 5.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 1.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 1.4%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 3.7%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate