Topic summary
⁠67%1 analyzed article/video202 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Windows Updates results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Biased Writer Voice, and Unattributed Quote, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 25.6% saturation with 207 hits. Analysis detected 995 faulty-reasoning hits from 808 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 8.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠90% (1,787 of 16,562 topics). This Windows Updates is worse (more manipulative) than 89.20% of the peer group.
Windows Updates
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Topic details
Total words: 808
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

89% percentile
025507510089.2% percentile
8.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles808 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 25.6%25.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 10.2%10.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.6%2.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 12.9%12.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 15.3%15.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 18.9%18.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 7.7%7.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 5.5%5.5%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Topic 3.6%3.6%

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 10.2%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 25.6%, sitewide 6.0%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 18.9%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 15.3%, sitewide 5.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 12.9%, sitewide 1.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 8.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 7.7%, sitewide 0.8%Halo Effect: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.1%, sitewide 3.3%Loss Aversion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 2.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos