Topic summary
4%1 analyzed article/video248 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Car-Crash results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Unattributed Quote, and Optimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.6% saturation with 56 hits. Analysis detected 268 faulty-reasoning hits from 992 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of 62% (8,724 of 22,976 topics). This Car-Crash is worse (more manipulative) than 62.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

62% percentile
025507510062.0% percentile
3.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles992 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 1.4%1.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.7%5.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.4%1.4%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 3.1%3.1%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%

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 1.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate