Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video916 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Utah State University results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Pessimism Bias, Anecdotal, and Appeal to Emotion, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 10.4% saturation with 380 hits. Analysis detected 1,575 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,664 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠48% (8,611 of 16,562 topics). This Utah State University is better (less manipulative) than 52.00% of the peer group.
Utah State University
Topic details
Total words: 3,664
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

48% percentile
025507510048.0% percentile
2.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.7K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.4%3.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.7%3.7%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 10.4%10.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.0%1.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 6.1%6.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 2.2%2.2%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Topic 1.0%1.0%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 11.1%Indoctrination: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 0.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 8.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 1.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 5.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.0%Negativity BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos