Topic summary
⁠86%1 analyzed article/video1,561 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Welfare Dependence results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Confirmation Bias, and Negativity Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 17.6% saturation with 826 hits. Analysis detected 5,606 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,683 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠46% (8,586 of 15,704 topics). This Welfare Dependence is better (less manipulative) than 54.70% of the peer group.
Welfare Dependence
Topic details
Total words: 4,683
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

45% percentile
025507510045.3% percentile
2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.7K 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%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.1%9.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 17.6%17.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 11.0%11.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 8.8%8.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.9%2.9%

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 9.1%, sitewide 19.2%Hasty Generalization: Topic 17.6%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 11.0%, sitewide 3.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 9.4%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 4.6%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 1.9%Anecdotal: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%False Dilemma: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.5%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Burden of Proof: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.8%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.7%Straw Man: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.9%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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