Topic summary
⁠87%2 analyzed articles/videos2,620 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Epstein Scandal results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Emotion, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 26.5% saturation with 2,781 hits. Analysis detected 10,895 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,480 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠43% (14,219 of 24,545 topics). This Epstein Scandal is better (less manipulative) than 57.90% of the peer group.
Epstein Scandal
Topic details
Total words: 10,480
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

42% percentile
025507510042.1% percentile
2.1% BS Score2 analyzed articles10.5K 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 3.3%3.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 26.5%26.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.3%5.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.4%0.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%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 3.3%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 26.5%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 18.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 2.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos