Topic summary
20% 14 analyzed articles/videos 11,038 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Colorado results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 5.5% saturation with 2,509 hits . Analysis detected 18,955 faulty-reasoning hits from 45,685 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 3% (23,883 of 24,545 topics). This Colorado is better (less manipulative) than 97.30% of the peer group. Colorado
Topic details
Total words: 45,685
Article count: 14
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
3% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 2.7% percentile 0.9% BS Score14 analyzed articles45.7K 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 3.2% 3.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 0.8% 0.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.0% 1.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.4% 0.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.7% 0.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% 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 3.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.1% Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.5% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst