Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,323 analyzed words
BS Summary: These University Life results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 10.4% saturation with 414 hits. Analysis detected 1,812 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,969 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠41% (9,884 of 16,562 topics). This University Life is better (less manipulative) than 59.70% of the peer group.
University Life
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 3,969
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

40% percentile
025507510040.3% percentile
2.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles4K 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 2.5%2.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.4%4.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 10.4%10.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.7%0.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.1%2.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.8%1.8%

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 2.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Horn Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.1%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.4%Red Herring: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.7%Primacy Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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