Topic summary
35% 1 analyzed article/video 184 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Athletics Programs results contain 13 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote , Hasty Generalization , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.6% saturation with 71 hits . Analysis detected 371 faulty-reasoning hits from 736 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.9% and a BS Rank of 76% (6,050 of 24,439 topics). This Athletics Programs is worse (more manipulative) than 75.20% of the peer group. Athletics Programs
Topic details
Total words: 736
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
75% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 75.2% percentile 3.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles736 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–25%
0.0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.7% 2.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 9.7% 9.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Topic 6.3% 6.3% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Topic 4.3% 4.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 5.8% 5.8% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 2.0% 2.0% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Topic 2.2% 2.2% 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 9.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 15.9% Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% Unattributed Quote: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 1.1% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 0.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.7% Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.9% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
SFGate 55% 7/30/2026, 6:17:37 PM