Topic summary
47%6 analyzed articles/videos3,038 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Zoning results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Optimism Bias, and Negativity Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 13.7% saturation with 1,916 hits. Analysis detected 12,867 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,953 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 21% (13,177 of 16,562 topics). This Zoning is better (less manipulative) than 79.60% of the peer group.
Zoning
Topic ranking list

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

20% percentile
025507510020.4% percentile
1.9% BS Score6 analyzed articles14K 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 13.7%13.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.8%6.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.7%7.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.7%0.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.7%0.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.5%2.5%

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 13.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 6.0%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate