Topic summary
65% 20 analyzed articles/videos 12,337 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Heat Wave results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Indoctrination , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.4% saturation with 4,580 hits . Analysis detected 37,822 faulty-reasoning hits from 48,979 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 23% (18,911 of 24,564 topics). This Heat Wave is better (less manipulative) than 77.00% of the peer group. Heat Wave
Topic details
Total words: 48,979
Article count: 20
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
23% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.0% percentile 1.6% BS Score20 analyzed articles49K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 4.2% 4.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 9.3% 9.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.3% 3.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.8% 0.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.7% 0.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 4.8% 4.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.3% 1.3% 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 4.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.2% Indoctrination: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 0.0% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Ad Hominem: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst