Topic summary
73% 42 analyzed articles/videos 19,853 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Defense results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Hasty Generalization , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 10.1% saturation with 9,901 hits . Analysis detected 90,011 faulty-reasoning hits from 97,993 analyzed words across 42 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 29% (15,992 of 22,261 topics). This Defense is better (less manipulative) than 71.80% of the peer group. Defense
Topic details
Total words: 97,993
Article count: 42
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
28% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 28.2% percentile 1.8% BS Score42 analyzed articles98K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 10.1% 10.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.4% 4.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 8.3% 8.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.2% 4.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.7% 2.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.2% 1.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.6% 3.6% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.7% 0.7% 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 10.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.3% Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 1.9% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.8% Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst