Topic summary
⁠77%3 analyzed articles/videos1,628 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Utility Bills results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Pessimism Bias, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 18.9% saturation with 1,487 hits. Analysis detected 7,182 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,878 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠35% (10,793 of 16,562 topics). This Utility Bills is better (less manipulative) than 65.20% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 7,878
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

35% percentile
025507510034.8% percentile
2.3% BS Score3 analyzed articles7.9K 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 5.7%5.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.5%5.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.7%0.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.7%5.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 6.2%6.2%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%

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 5.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 18.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 1.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 1.7%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos