Topic summary
⁠69%13 analyzed articles/videos7,951 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Documentary results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 7.4% saturation with 2,347 hits. Analysis detected 24,034 faulty-reasoning hits from 31,511 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠23% (16,875 of 21,650 topics). This Documentary is better (less manipulative) than 77.90% of the peer group.
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Topic ranking list

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

22% percentile
025507510022.1% percentile
1.6% BS Score13 analyzed articles31.5K 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 5.8%5.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.6%4.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.3%5.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.5%2.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.7%0.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 5.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 6.7%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.0%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Confirm…5%Framing…16%Unattri…4%
Joe Jackson's Life Spotlighted in New Doc in Collaboration With Marlon⁠4%
Rolling Stone⁠41%By Charisma Madarang⁠52%8/3/2026, 7:12:02 PM
Nirmal Purja Dead In Avalanche: Mountaineer In Netflix Documentary Was 43⁠63%
Deadline⁠48%By Greg Evans⁠53%8/1/2026, 11:09:26 AM
Channel 4 Orders The Doc ā€˜The Great ADHD Myth?’⁠68%
Forbes⁠64%By Rick Ellis⁠83%7/31/2026, 4:26:47 PM
Around Berkeley: National Night Out, concert for Venezuela earthquake victims⁠15%
Berkeleyside⁠44%By Karen Nguyen Vo⁠39% Andrew Gilbert⁠39%7/30/2026, 6:00:00 AM
What happened to Michelle Hadley? 5 things to know about ā€˜A Toxic Love Story’ case⁠12%
Fox News⁠94%7/25/2026, 6:00:58 AM
BBC Names Poppy Dixon Head Of Documentaries⁠41%
Deadline⁠48%By Max Goldbart⁠52%7/17/2026, 4:18:10 AM
Raw & New Yorker Studios Teaming On Limited Series Exploring New Evidence In White House Farm Killings⁠33%
Deadline⁠48%By Max Goldbart⁠52%7/16/2026, 6:00:00 AM
World's shortest couple reveal the VERY creative ways they have transformed their home to fit their unique needs⁠26%
Daily Mail Online⁠88%By Margaret Abrams⁠0%7/2/2026, 2:50:03 PM
ā€˜I told him, ā€œGo ahead, do itā€ā€™: Juliette Binoche on how a strangling attack as a teen inspired her directorial debut⁠42%
The Guardian⁠89%By Owen Myers⁠83%5/11/2026, 3:00:52 AM
Hitting the Road with Jack Kerouac⁠86%
RadioWest | KUER⁠83%2/10/2026, 1:29:56 PM