Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video615 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Whale Behavior results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Indoctrination, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.8% saturation with 192 hits. Analysis detected 1,196 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,460 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠31% (11,446 of 16,562 topics). This Whale Behavior is better (less manipulative) than 69.10% of the peer group.
Whale Behavior
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠31%Whale Behavior (selected)3%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 2,460
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

31% percentile
025507510030.9% percentile
2.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.5K 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 7.8%7.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.6%2.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.8%6.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.5%5.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.1%0.1%

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 7.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Indoctrination: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.4%Begging the Question: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 1.4%Appeal to Nature: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.2%Middle Ground: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos