Topic summary
32%3 analyzed articles/videos1,342 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Debate results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Unattributed Quote, and Ad Hominem, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.7% saturation with 495 hits. Analysis detected 3,221 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,696 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 22% (19,355 of 24,545 topics). This Debate is better (less manipulative) than 78.90% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 5,696
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510021.1% percentile
1.5% BS Score3 analyzed articles5.7K 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 3.4%3.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.5%2.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.7%8.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.0%1.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 3.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 1.1%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate