Topic summary
99% 1 analyzed article/video 124 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. Ultrasound
Topic details
Total words: 372
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
95% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 95.0% percentile 12.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles372 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Personal Incredulity Sitewide 0.2% Topic 21.0% 21.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 20.4% 20.4% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Topic 16.7% 16.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 25.8% 25.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 23.7% 23.7% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 13.7% 13.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.8% 4.8% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Topic 10.5% 10.5% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 8.1% 8.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 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 Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst