Topic summary
94% 15 analyzed articles/videos 13,029 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Controversy results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.6% saturation with 7,933 hits . Analysis detected 59,226 faulty-reasoning hits from 58,186 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 32% (14,802 of 21,720 topics). This Controversy is better (less manipulative) than 68.10% of the peer group. Controversy
Topic details
Total words: 58,186
Article count: 15
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
32% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 31.9% percentile 1.9% BS Score15 analyzed articles58.2K 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 6.5% 6.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.3% 5.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 11.9% 11.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 13.6% 13.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.2% 1.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 0.7% 0.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.4% 0.4% 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 6.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 13.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.9%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.7% Ad Hominem: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.1% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.4% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst