Topic summary
18% 1 analyzed article/video 1,958 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Grief Spiral results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote , Hasty Generalization , and Indoctrination , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.4% saturation with 425 hits . Analysis detected 3,079 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,832 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 21% (19,357 of 24,296 topics). This Grief Spiral is better (less manipulative) than 79.70% of the peer group. Grief Spiral
Topic details
Total words: 7,832
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
20% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 20.3% percentile 1.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles7.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 0.7% 0.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 5.4% 5.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 0.4% 0.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.4% 0.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 0.1% 0.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.1% 0.1% 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 0.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 1.1% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0% Indoctrination: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.0% Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.8% Composition/Division: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.2% Burden of Proof: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.4% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 0.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst