Topic summary
40% 8 analyzed articles/videos 3,163 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Viral Videos results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Unattributed Quote , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.4% saturation with 1,193 hits . Analysis detected 12,473 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,627 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 30% (11,059 of 15,758 topics). This Viral Videos is better (less manipulative) than 70.20% of the peer group. Viral Videos
Topic details
Total words: 12,627
Article count: 8
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
30% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 29.8% percentile 2.2% BS Score8 analyzed articles12.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 5.3% 5.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 9.4% 9.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 8.5% 8.5% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Topic 8.4% 8.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.0% 1.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 5.0% 5.0% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Topic 0.0% 0.0% 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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 9.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 9.1% Unattributed Quote: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 1.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.3% Bandwagon: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.2% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.1% False Dilemma: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst