Topic summary
⁠83%6 analyzed articles/videos4,341 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brexit results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Confirmation Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 13.6% saturation with 3,543 hits. Analysis detected 27,682 faulty-reasoning hits from 26,077 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠40% (14,789 of 24,545 topics). This Brexit is better (less manipulative) than 60.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

40% percentile
025507510039.7% percentile
2.0% BS Score6 analyzed articles26.1K 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 4.1%4.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.2%9.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.1%6.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 13.6%13.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.3%1.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 4.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.6%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 1.4%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.8%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos