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BS Summary: These Las Vegas Ballpark results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Hasty Generalization , and Pessimism Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 42.5% saturation with 430 hits . Analysis detected 1,585 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,011 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 22,516 topics). This Las Vegas Ballpark is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group. Las Vegas Ballpark
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Total words: 1,011
Article count: 1
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 35.0% 35.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 42.5% 42.5% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 7.2% 7.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.8% 4.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 0.2% 0.2% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Topic 7.8% 7.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.7% 3.7% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 0.8% 0.8% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Topic 4.8% 4.8% 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% Negativity Bias: Topic 42.5%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 35.0%, sitewide 5.3% Framing Effect: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1% Pessimism Bias: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 1.9% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 7.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 6.5%, sitewide 3.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 1.1% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Ad Hominem: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 2.2% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 2.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.8% Bandwagon: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2% False Dilemma: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.5% Slippery Slope: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.7% Genetic Fallacy: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.4% Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
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