Topic summary
⁠30%1 analyzed article/video565 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Local Figures results contain 16 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Availability Heuristic, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 9.7% saturation with 220 hits. Analysis detected 839 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,260 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠46% (11,934 of 21,981 topics). This Local Figures is better (less manipulative) than 54.30% of the peer group.
Local Figures
Topic details
Total words: 2,260
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

46% percentile
025507510045.7% percentile
2.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.3K 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 0.8%0.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.0%2.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.4%7.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.0%1.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.1%1.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 9.7%9.7%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 0.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 6.7%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos