Topic summary
⁠38%1 analyzed article/video1,135 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Viral Memes results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Halo Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 8.5% saturation with 291 hits. Analysis detected 2,627 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,405 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠41% (9,360 of 15,765 topics). This Viral Memes is better (less manipulative) than 59.40% of the peer group.
Viral Memes
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 3,405
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

41% percentile
025507510040.6% percentile
2.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.4K 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 2.0%2.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.1%5.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 8.6%8.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.6%1.6%

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 2.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 6.2%, sitewide 3.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Bandwagon: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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