Topic summary
3%2 analyzed articles/videos536 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Aggravated Assault results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Negativity Bias, and Begging the Question, with Ambiguity (Equivocation) as the most egregious example at 2.9% saturation with 79 hits. Analysis detected 401 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,694 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 25% (17,058 of 22,501 topics). This Aggravated Assault is better (less manipulative) than 75.80% of the peer group.
Aggravated Assault
Topic details
Total words: 2,694
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

24% percentile
025507510024.2% percentile
1.7% BS Score2 analyzed articles2.7K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.3%2.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.3%2.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 2.9%2.9%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 1.6%1.6%Sunk Cost EffectSitewide 0.3%Topic 0.8%0.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Topic 1.7%1.7%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.8%Begging the Question: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.7%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.4%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.1%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.3%Negativity BiasSitewide rateTopic rate