Topic summary
59% 16 analyzed articles/videos 9,926 analyzed words
BS Summary: These How To Watch results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Optimism Bias , and Halo Effect , with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 24.1% saturation with 10,879 hits . Analysis detected 29,503 faulty-reasoning hits from 45,180 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 25% (18,397 of 24,545 topics). This How To Watch is better (less manipulative) than 75.00% of the peer group. How To Watch
Topic details
Total words: 45,180
Article count: 16
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
25% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 25.0% percentile 1.6% BS Score16 analyzed articles45.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 24.1% 24.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.1% 1.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.1% 0.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 0.2% 0.2% 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 3.3%, sitewide 26.9% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 24.1%, sitewide 0.5% Negativity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Indoctrination: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst