Topic summary
63%11 analyzed articles/videos9,456 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Water Conservation results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 2,252 hits. Analysis detected 21,194 faulty-reasoning hits from 34,356 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 4% (15,000 of 15,492 topics). This Water Conservation is better (less manipulative) than 96.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

3% percentile
02550751003.2% percentile
1.3% BS Score11 analyzed articles34.4K 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 6.5%6.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.6%4.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.3%2.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.3%1.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.5%1.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 6.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Indoctrination: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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