Topic summary
77% 92 analyzed articles/videos 52,531 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Inflation results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Post Hoc (False Cause) , and Biased Writer Voice , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8.3% saturation with 18,975 hits . Analysis detected 188,029 faulty-reasoning hits from 227,557 analyzed words across 92 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 20% (18,127 of 22,567 topics). This Inflation is better (less manipulative) than 80.30% of the peer group. Inflation
Topic details
Total words: 227,557
Article count: 92
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
20% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 19.7% percentile 1.5% BS Score92 analyzed articles227.6K 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 8.3% 8.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.2% 3.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 8.2% 8.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.8% 0.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 4.1% 4.1% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.9% 3.9% 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 8.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.8%, sitewide 3.3% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.9% Recency Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
WAMU 31% 8/5/2026, 5:16:57 AM