Topic summary
45%1 analyzed article/video839 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Life Changes results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Fundamental Attribution Error, and Biased Writer Voice, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 13.2% saturation with 883 hits. Analysis detected 2,452 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,712 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 15% (20,976 of 24,468 topics). This Life Changes is better (less manipulative) than 85.70% of the peer group.
Life Changes
Topic details
Total words: 6,712
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

14% percentile
025507510014.3% percentile
1.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles6.7K 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 0.5%0.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.4%3.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 13.2%13.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 0.5%0.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.6%0.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 0.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 15.9%Indoctrination: Topic 13.2%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.1%Straw Man: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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