Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos510 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Var results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 19.8% saturation with 777 hits. Analysis detected 4,316 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,924 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠52% (7,830 of 16,092 topics). This Var is worse (more manipulative) than 51.30% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 3,924
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

51% percentile
025507510051.3% percentile
3.1% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.9K 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 10.8%10.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 19.8%19.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.6%0.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.6%11.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 10.9%10.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.5%0.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.2%3.2%

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 10.8%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 19.8%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%False Dilemma: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 1.5%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.1%Recency Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.5%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.7%Bandwagon: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos