Topic summary
⁠27%3 analyzed articles/videos2,025 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Abington results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Authority, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 7.5% saturation with 610 hits. Analysis detected 4,163 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,100 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠28% (17,113 of 23,509 topics). This Abington is better (less manipulative) than 72.80% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 8,100
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

27% percentile
025507510027.2% percentile
1.7% BS Score3 analyzed articles8.1K 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 0.8%0.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.1%7.1%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 7.5%7.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.1%1.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.0%6.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.5%1.5%

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 0.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 7.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 0.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.5%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos