Topic summary
52%2 analyzed articles/videos764 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Galveston results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Pessimism Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 10.6% saturation with 323 hits. Analysis detected 1,898 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,056 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 48% (12,972 of 24,545 topics). This Galveston is better (less manipulative) than 52.80% of the peer group.
Galveston
Topic details
Total words: 3,056
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

47% percentile
025507510047.2% percentile
2.3% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.1K 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 2.4%2.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.9%4.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 10.6%10.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.1%2.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.5%1.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.9%0.9%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 2.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 15.9%Indoctrination: Topic 10.6%, sitewide 0.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.1%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate