Topic summary
10%2 analyzed articles/videos1,457 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Uptown results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Hasty Generalization, and Availability Heuristic, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 8.3% saturation with 504 hits. Analysis detected 4,698 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,068 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 25% (12,489 of 16,562 topics). This Uptown is better (less manipulative) than 75.40% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 6,068
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

25% percentile
025507510024.6% percentile
2.0% BS Score2 analyzed articles6.1K 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 1.1%1.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.2%4.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.0%2.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.8%5.8%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.2%0.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 8.3%8.3%

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 1.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 5.2%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.8%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate