Topic summary
⁠90%1 analyzed article/video518 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Zenimax results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Optimism Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 15.5% saturation with 322 hits. Analysis detected 2,906 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,072 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠75% (4,192 of 16,562 topics). This Zenimax is worse (more manipulative) than 74.70% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 2,072
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

75% percentile
025507510074.7% percentile
4.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.1K 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 9.6%9.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 9.6%9.6%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 10.8%10.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 11.2%11.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 11.5%11.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 15.5%15.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.3%3.3%

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 9.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 15.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 14.5%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 11.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 4.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 1.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Recency Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 2.7%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.7%Composition/Division: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.5%Genetic Fallacy: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.4%False Dilemma: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos