Topic summary
36%1 analyzed article/video179 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Investigative results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 19.7% saturation with 141 hits. Analysis detected 436 faulty-reasoning hits from 716 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.1% and a BS Rank of 84% (3,949 of 24,410 topics). This Investigative is worse (more manipulative) than 83.80% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 716
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

84% percentile
025507510083.8% percentile
5.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles716 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 7.7%7.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.3%1.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.8%3.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.8%3.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Topic 3.8%3.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 2.2%2.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 6.3%6.3%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Topic 3.8%3.8%

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 7.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 19.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.0%Hindsight Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 1.4%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos