Topic summary
79%29 analyzed articles/videos31,331 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Conspiracy Theories results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Confirmation Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 12.1% saturation with 22,610 hits. Analysis detected 182,110 faulty-reasoning hits from 186,548 analyzed words across 29 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 31% (15,932 of 22,835 topics). This Conspiracy Theories is better (less manipulative) than 69.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

30% percentile
025507510030.2% percentile
1.8% BS Score29 analyzed articles186.5K 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 4.7%4.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.9%3.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.9%9.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 12.1%12.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 4.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Ad Hominem: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 2.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate