Topic summary
⁠24%5 analyzed articles/videos5,824 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Athletes results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Framing Effect, and Negativity Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 4.7% saturation with 959 hits. Analysis detected 9,270 faulty-reasoning hits from 20,330 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠9% (22,429 of 24,569 topics). This Athletes is better (less manipulative) than 91.30% of the peer group.
Athletes
Topic details
Total words: 20,330
Article count: 5
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751008.7% percentile
1.2% BS Score5 analyzed articles20.3K 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 3.4%3.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.4%3.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.4%3.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.1%0.1%

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 3.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos