Topic summary
⁠79%1 analyzed article/video783 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Life Lessons results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Anecdotal, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 32.2% saturation with 1,010 hits. Analysis detected 3,613 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,132 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠81% (4,875 of 24,545 topics). This Life Lessons is worse (more manipulative) than 80.10% of the peer group.
Life Lessons
Topic details
Total words: 3,132
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

80% percentile
025507510080.1% percentile
4.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 32.3%32.3%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 19.8%19.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.0%1.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.0%4.0%

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%Halo Effect: Topic 32.3%, sitewide 6.7%Framing Effect: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 19.8%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 14.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 5.2%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 6.0%Indoctrination: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.0%Begging the Question: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.7%Primacy Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.9%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.8%Halo EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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