Topic summary
16% 18 analyzed articles/videos 12,122 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Firefighting results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 4.3% saturation with 2,239 hits . Analysis detected 17,911 faulty-reasoning hits from 51,912 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 0.7% and a BS Rank of 1% (22,047 of 22,261 topics). This Firefighting is better (less manipulative) than 99.00% of the peer group. Firefighting
Topic details
Total words: 51,912
Article count: 18
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
1% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 1.0% percentile 0.7% BS Score18 analyzed articles51.9K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 1.0% 1.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.2% 0.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Anecdotal Sitewide 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 2.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.4%, 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 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
KTVU 29% 8/1/2026, 5:27:59 PM