Topic summary
⁠71%4 analyzed articles/videos2,407 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Avalanche results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Negativity Bias, and Availability Heuristic, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 8.4% saturation with 753 hits. Analysis detected 6,853 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,935 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠47% (13,240 of 24,545 topics). This Avalanche is better (less manipulative) than 53.90% of the peer group.
Avalanche

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

46% percentile
025507510046.1% percentile
2.3% BS Score4 analyzed articles8.9K 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 5.3%5.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.9%6.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.6%5.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.2%2.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.0%2.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 7.7%7.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 1.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.9%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos