Topic summary
36% 12 analyzed articles/videos 6,753 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Friendship results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Indoctrination , and Biased Writer Voice , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 5.2% saturation with 1,843 hits . Analysis detected 17,367 faulty-reasoning hits from 35,784 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 6% (22,488 of 23,769 topics). This Friendship is better (less manipulative) than 94.60% of the peer group. Friendship
Topic details
Total words: 35,784
Article count: 12
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
5% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 5.4% percentile 1.1% BS Score12 analyzed articles35.8K 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 0.9% 0.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 4.4% 4.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 0.7% 0.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.7% 1.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.7% 0.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 0.5% 0.5% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 4.0% 4.0% 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 0.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0% Indoctrination: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst