Topic summary
60% 32 analyzed articles/videos 16,706 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Us results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.1% saturation with 11,961 hits . Analysis detected 89,208 faulty-reasoning hits from 98,853 analyzed words across 32 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 14% (13,054 of 15,142 topics). This Us is better (less manipulative) than 86.20% of the peer group. Us
Topic details
Total words: 98,853
Article count: 32
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
14% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 13.8% percentile 1.7% BS Score32 analyzed articles98.9K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 10.3% 10.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 6.3% 6.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 12.1% 12.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.2% 4.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.2% 1.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.1% 3.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 0.6% 0.6% 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 10.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 1.1% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% False Dilemma: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst