Topic summary
⁠27%1 analyzed article/video569 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Discoveries results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Appeal to Authority, and Availability Heuristic, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 7.2% saturation with 165 hits. Analysis detected 1,172 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,276 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠60% (9,459 of 23,636 topics). This Discoveries is worse (more manipulative) than 60.00% of the peer group.
Discoveries
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%4-H Schedule1%
⁠0%4 H Schedule1%
⁠0%Musician Biographies1%
⁠0%Class Analysis1%
⁠0%Cleveland Politics1%
⁠60%Discoveries (selected)3%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 2,276
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

60% percentile
025507510060.0% percentile
2.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.3K 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 0.9%0.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.4%2.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.9%2.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.1%5.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 6.3%6.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.5%2.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.2%2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 0.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 6.3%, sitewide 0.8%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.2%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.4%Appeal to Nature: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos