Topic summary
99%1 analyzed article/video124 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ultrasound results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic, Personal Incredulity, and Biased Writer Voice, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 25.8% saturation with 96 hits. Analysis detected 684 faulty-reasoning hits from 372 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 12.3% and a BS Rank of 95% (831 of 16,562 topics). This Ultrasound is worse (more manipulative) than 95.00% of the peer group.
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Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 372
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

95% percentile
025507510095.0% percentile
12.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles372 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Personal IncredulitySitewide 0.2%Topic 21.0%21.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 20.4%20.4%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 16.7%16.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 25.8%25.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 23.7%23.7%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 13.7%13.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.8%4.8%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 10.5%10.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 8.1%8.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 15.6%15.6%

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 13.7%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 25.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 23.7%, sitewide 9.1%Personal Incredulity: Topic 21.0%, sitewide 0.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 20.4%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 15.6%, sitewide 19.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 16.7%, sitewide 1.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 15.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 10.5%, sitewide 0.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.4%, sitewide 8.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 0.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 5.2%Burden of Proof: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos