Topic summary
⁠28%2 analyzed articles/videos1,508 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dark Matter results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Overconfidence Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 11.7% saturation with 705 hits. Analysis detected 2,911 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,032 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠23% (17,734 of 22,974 topics). This Dark Matter is better (less manipulative) than 77.20% of the peer group.
Dark Matter
Topic details
Total words: 6,032
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

23% percentile
025507510022.8% percentile
1.6% BS Score2 analyzed articles6K 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 1.8%1.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 11.7%11.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.3%0.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.8%1.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.8%1.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%

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 1.8%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Burden of Proof: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.4%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos