Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos1,415 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Water And The West results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 14.6% saturation with 750 hits. Analysis detected 3,679 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,127 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠35% (10,912 of 16,562 topics). This Water And The West is better (less manipulative) than 65.90% of the peer group.
Water And The West
Topic details
Total words: 5,127
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

34% percentile
025507510034.1% percentile
2.3% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.1K 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 6.9%6.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.5%4.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.5%8.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 14.6%14.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.2%0.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%

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 6.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 14.6%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.8%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos