Topic summary
⁠68%4 analyzed articles/videos4,299 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cult Films results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Negativity Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 14.1% saturation with 2,819 hits. Analysis detected 13,947 faulty-reasoning hits from 19,957 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠29% (16,807 of 23,560 topics). This Cult Films is better (less manipulative) than 71.30% of the peer group.
Cult Films
Topic details
Total words: 19,957
Article count: 4
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

29% percentile
025507510028.7% percentile
1.7% BS Score4 analyzed articles20K 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 1.6%1.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.1%5.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 14.1%14.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.3%2.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 1.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 14.1%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Hindsight Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.4%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos