Topic summary
⁠64%1 analyzed article/video513 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Villanova University results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Appeal to Emotion, and Indoctrination, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 17.9% saturation with 276 hits. Analysis detected 790 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,539 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠59% (6,590 of 15,765 topics). This Villanova University is worse (more manipulative) than 58.20% of the peer group.
Villanova University
Topic details
Total words: 1,539
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

58% percentile
025507510058.2% percentile
3.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.5K 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 1.2%1.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.3%1.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.4%3.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 17.9%17.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.9%0.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.8%1.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.4%1.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.4%3.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 8.1%8.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%

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 1.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 19.2%Halo Effect: Topic 17.9%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Indoctrination: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.7%Primacy Effect: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.9%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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