Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video317 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Worst Dressed results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Halo Effect, and Negativity Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 34% saturation with 431 hits. Analysis detected 1,660 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,268 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠86% (2,409 of 16,562 topics). This Worst Dressed is worse (more manipulative) than 85.50% of the peer group.
Worst Dressed
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 1,268
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

86% percentile
025507510085.5% percentile
6.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.3K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 34.0%34.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 17.7%17.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.8%9.8%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 7.2%7.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.0%2.0%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Topic 6.5%6.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.0%2.0%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.4%3.4%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 34.0%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Topic 25.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 19.2%Halo Effect: Topic 17.7%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 0.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 1.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.0%Indoctrination: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%False Dilemma: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Primacy Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.9%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos