Topic summary
⁠17%5 analyzed articles/videos3,770 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Utilities results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Framing Effect, and Overconfidence Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 5.9% saturation with 973 hits. Analysis detected 9,726 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,505 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠6% (15,380 of 16,244 topics). This Utilities is better (less manipulative) than 94.70% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 16,505
Article count: 5
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751005.3% percentile
1.4% BS Score5 analyzed articles16.5K 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 4.6%4.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.1%3.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.3%3.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.1%1.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.1%2.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%

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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.5%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos