Topic summary
⁠76%1 analyzed article/video438 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Criterion Channel results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Authority, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 19.2% saturation with 337 hits. Analysis detected 1,460 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,752 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠73% (6,711 of 24,549 topics). This Criterion Channel is worse (more manipulative) than 72.70% of the peer group.
Criterion Channel
Topic details
Total words: 1,752
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

73% percentile
025507510072.7% percentile
3.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.8K 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 8.3%8.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 19.2%19.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.2%1.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 11.9%11.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.9%1.9%

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 8.3%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 19.2%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Topic 11.9%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%False Dilemma: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 1.5%Recency Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.4%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.1%Composition/Division: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.2%Primacy Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 0.5%No True Scotsman: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos