Topic summary
39%2 analyzed articles/videos2,575 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Witness Protection results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 8.5% saturation with 874 hits. Analysis detected 6,820 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,300 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 15% (14,102 of 16,562 topics). This Witness Protection is better (less manipulative) than 85.10% of the peer group.
Witness Protection
Topic details
Total words: 10,300
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

15% percentile
025507510014.9% percentile
1.7% BS Score2 analyzed articles10.3K 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 7.0%7.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.8%5.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.5%8.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.4%0.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.9%4.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.8%2.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%

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 7.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 2.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos