Topic summary
77%6 analyzed articles/videos1,716 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Forecast results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Optimism Bias, and Anchoring Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.7% saturation with 440 hits. Analysis detected 3,502 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,606 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 42% (13,901 of 23,781 topics). This Forecast is better (less manipulative) than 58.50% of the peer group.
Forecast

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

42% percentile
025507510041.5% percentile
2.1% BS Score6 analyzed articles6.6K 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 6.7%6.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.7%4.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.8%5.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.3%0.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 2.3%2.3%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 2.8%2.8%

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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 4.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.8%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.9%Indoctrination: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.0%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 0.5%Blind-Spot Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate