Topic summary
⁠25%1 analyzed article/video2,162 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Urban Surveillance results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Ambiguity (Equivocation), and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.2% saturation with 795 hits. Analysis detected 5,644 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,648 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠33% (11,233 of 16,562 topics). This Urban Surveillance is better (less manipulative) than 67.80% of the peer group.
Urban Surveillance
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠33%Urban Surveillance (selected)3%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 8,648
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

32% percentile
025507510032.2% percentile
2.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles8.6K 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 5.2%5.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.2%9.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.2%7.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 6.3%6.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.1%2.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 5.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 6.3%, sitewide 0.8%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.7%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.4%False Dilemma: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.5%Primacy Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 0.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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