Topic summary
⁠77%4 analyzed articles/videos2,168 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Coast Guard results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 702 hits. Analysis detected 5,330 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,914 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠36% (15,730 of 24,410 topics). This Coast Guard is better (less manipulative) than 64.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

36% percentile
025507510035.6% percentile
1.9% BS Score4 analyzed articles7.9K 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 8.9%8.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.3%5.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.9%6.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.8%5.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%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 8.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 6.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos