Topic summary
67%7 analyzed articles/videos3,675 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Design results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Authority, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 7.7% saturation with 1,878 hits. Analysis detected 18,496 faulty-reasoning hits from 24,476 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 26% (18,292 of 24,545 topics). This Design is better (less manipulative) than 74.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

26% percentile
025507510025.5% percentile
1.6% BS Score7 analyzed articles24.5K 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 4.4%4.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.5%4.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.1%2.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.6%5.6%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 4.7%4.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.2%1.2%

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 4.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 6.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 0.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate