Topic summary
⁠69%5 analyzed articles/videos2,751 analyzed words
BS Summary: These General Technology results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Optimism Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 10.5% saturation with 968 hits. Analysis detected 7,859 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,224 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠45% (12,644 of 22,628 topics). This General Technology is better (less manipulative) than 55.90% of the peer group.
General Technology

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

44% percentile
025507510044.1% percentile
2.2% BS Score5 analyzed articles9.2K 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 4.9%4.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.3%3.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.5%2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 10.5%10.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.7%2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 4.7%4.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.1%2.1%

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 4.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 10.5%, sitewide 0.5%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.7%, sitewide 0.8%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos