Topic summary
31% 14 analyzed articles/videos 5,650 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Chicago results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Halo Effect , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.8% saturation with 1,938 hits . Analysis detected 15,874 faulty-reasoning hits from 28,374 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 10% (19,581 of 21,675 topics). This Chicago is better (less manipulative) than 90.30% of the peer group. Chicago
Topic details
Total words: 28,374
Article count: 14
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
10% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 9.7% percentile 1.3% BS Score14 analyzed articles28.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 3.6% 3.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 6.8% 6.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 6.3% 6.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.1% 3.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 1.7% 1.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.6% 0.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 0.6% 0.6% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.2% 0.2% 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 3.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst