Topic summary
⁠34%3 analyzed articles/videos2,996 analyzed words
BS Summary: These University Admissions results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 985 hits. Analysis detected 9,367 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,104 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠15% (13,188 of 15,511 topics). This University Admissions is better (less manipulative) than 85.00% of the peer group.
University Admissions
Topic details
Total words: 11,104
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

15% percentile
025507510015.0% percentile
1.8% BS Score3 analyzed articles11.1K 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 8.9%8.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.2%5.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.2%4.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.4%5.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.8%3.8%

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 8.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos