Topic summary
27%12 analyzed articles/videos10,008 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Community Initiatives results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Halo Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 5.7% saturation with 2,609 hits. Analysis detected 22,143 faulty-reasoning hits from 45,713 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 6% (20,752 of 21,868 topics). This Community Initiatives is better (less manipulative) than 94.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751005.1% percentile
1.1% BS Score12 analyzed articles45.7K 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 2.6%2.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.4%2.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.2%2.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.3%1.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 5.7%5.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.0%0.0%

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 2.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 6.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 0.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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