Topic summary
47% 3 analyzed articles/videos 1,677 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Utility Rates results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Self-Serving Bias , Negativity Bias , and Ambiguity (Equivocation) , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 15.6% saturation with 875 hits . Analysis detected 5,618 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,622 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 36% (10,284 of 15,920 topics). This Utility Rates is better (less manipulative) than 64.60% of the peer group. Utility Rates
Topic details
Total words: 5,622
Article count: 3
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
35% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 35.4% percentile 2.4% BS Score3 analyzed articles5.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 6.2% 6.2% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 15.6% 15.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.3% 5.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Topic 10.5% 10.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.2% 0.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.1% 2.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Topic 5.5% 5.5% 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 15.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 11.1% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 10.5%, sitewide 3.7% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 6.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 5.5%, sitewide 0.8% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0% Loss Aversion: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.1% Straw Man: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.9% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.0% Special Pleading: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.3% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst