Topic summary
52% 19 analyzed articles/videos 16,224 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Local Events results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 5.5% saturation with 3,369 hits . Analysis detected 26,322 faulty-reasoning hits from 61,234 analyzed words across 19 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 4% (22,706 of 23,582 topics). This Local Events is better (less manipulative) than 96.30% of the peer group. Local Events
Topic details
Total words: 61,234
Article count: 19
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
4% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 3.7% percentile 1.0% BS Score19 analyzed articles61.2K 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 3.4% 3.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.0% 1.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 5.5% 5.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.4% 2.4% 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 3.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 0.5% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst