Topic summary
⁠41%4 analyzed articles/videos2,306 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Conventions results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 7.9% saturation with 998 hits. Analysis detected 7,765 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,611 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠25% (16,995 of 22,525 topics). This Conventions is better (less manipulative) than 75.40% of the peer group.
Conventions

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

25% percentile
025507510024.6% percentile
1.7% BS Score4 analyzed articles12.6K 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 3.7%3.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.4%2.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.7%2.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 7.9%7.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.2%1.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 7.2%7.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.3%0.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.7%2.7%

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 3.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 8.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 0.5%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 7.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 1.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos