Topic summary
⁠9%4 analyzed articles/videos783 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Whales results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Biased Writer Voice, and Indoctrination, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 6.1% saturation with 933 hits. Analysis detected 6,813 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,339 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠3% (16,148 of 16,562 topics). This Whales is better (less manipulative) than 97.50% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 15,339
Article count: 4
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

3% percentile
02550751002.5% percentile
1.2% BS Score4 analyzed articles15.3K 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 2.1%2.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.8%2.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.1%0.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.4%1.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.1%6.1%

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 2.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos