Topic summary
⁠45%4 analyzed articles/videos3,735 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Homer results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Confirmation Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 7% saturation with 1,039 hits. Analysis detected 9,176 faulty-reasoning hits from 14,940 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠16% (20,636 of 24,545 topics). This Homer is better (less manipulative) than 84.10% of the peer group.
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Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

16% percentile
025507510015.9% percentile
1.4% BS Score4 analyzed articles14.9K 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 1.3%1.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.4%5.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.6%2.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.1%0.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.5%1.5%

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 1.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos