Topic summary
73%26 analyzed articles/videos21,440 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Comedy results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Halo Effect, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 6.9% saturation with 5,745 hits. Analysis detected 55,610 faulty-reasoning hits from 83,444 analyzed words across 26 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 9% (20,163 of 22,155 topics). This Comedy is better (less manipulative) than 91.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751009.0% percentile
1.2% BS Score26 analyzed articles83.4K 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 2.9%2.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.4%3.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.3%3.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 4.4%4.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.1%0.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%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 2.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 0.5%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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