Topic summary
⁠27%1 analyzed article/video1,727 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Witness Statements results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Unattributed Quote, and Appeal to Emotion, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 425 hits. Analysis detected 1,966 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,181 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠12% (14,595 of 16,562 topics). This Witness Statements is better (less manipulative) than 88.10% of the peer group.
Witness Statements
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠12%Witness Statements (selected)2%
⁠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: 5,181
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

12% percentile
025507510011.9% percentile
1.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles5.2K 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 2.2%2.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.7%1.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.4%3.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.7%1.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.4%0.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.4%0.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 2.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 6.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.8%Burden of Proof: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.4%Red Herring: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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