Topic summary
20%8 analyzed articles/videos8,325 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Elder Abuse results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Optimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.9% saturation with 2,256 hits. Analysis detected 16,122 faulty-reasoning hits from 37,982 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of 3% (23,939 of 24,545 topics). This Elder Abuse is better (less manipulative) than 97.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

3% percentile
02550751002.5% percentile
0.9% BS Score8 analyzed articles38K 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 2.0%2.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.9%5.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.5%0.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.2%2.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%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 2.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate