Topic summary
52%3 analyzed articles/videos5,303 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Independent Cinema results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Optimism Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 19.6% saturation with 4,165 hits. Analysis detected 16,739 faulty-reasoning hits from 21,212 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 35% (16,162 of 24,545 topics). This Independent Cinema is better (less manipulative) than 65.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

34% percentile
025507510034.2% percentile
1.9% BS Score3 analyzed articles21.2K 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 1.9%1.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.7%3.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 19.6%19.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.9%3.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%

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 1.9%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 19.6%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Topic 9.4%, sitewide 6.7%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate