Topic summary
80% 41 analyzed articles/videos 35,919 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Books results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Hasty Generalization , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 5.7% saturation with 9,353 hits . Analysis detected 118,046 faulty-reasoning hits from 164,129 analyzed words across 41 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 13% (19,729 of 22,433 topics). This Books is better (less manipulative) than 87.90% of the peer group. Books
Topic details
Total words: 164,129
Article count: 41
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
12% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 12.1% percentile 1.3% BS Score41 analyzed articles164.1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 4.9% 4.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 4.4% 4.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.1% 4.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.0% 4.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.7% 2.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 4.2% 4.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.7% 0.7% 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 4.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 0.5% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst