Topic summary
29%6 analyzed articles/videos1,779 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Viral Content results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Unattributed Quote, and Anecdotal, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 1,072 hits. Analysis detected 11,754 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,072 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 24% (11,990 of 15,765 topics). This Viral Content is better (less manipulative) than 76.10% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 12,072
Article count: 6
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

24% percentile
025507510023.9% percentile
2.0% BS Score6 analyzed articles12.1K 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 2.1%2.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.4%7.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.4%5.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 5.5%5.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.2%2.2%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.5%3.5%

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 2.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 1.1%Anecdotal: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 5.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.8%Burden of Proof: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate