Topic summary
⁠76%4 analyzed articles/videos2,279 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Computers results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Optimism Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 10.5% saturation with 957 hits. Analysis detected 7,159 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,116 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠40% (14,226 of 23,612 topics). This Computers is better (less manipulative) than 60.20% of the peer group.
Computers
Topic details
Total words: 9,116
Article count: 4
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

40% percentile
025507510039.8% percentile
2.1% BS Score4 analyzed articles9.1K 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 2.0%2.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.8%3.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 6.2%6.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.5%10.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.5%3.5%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%

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 2.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.5%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 6.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 0.5%Anecdotal: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 1.1%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos