Topic summary
66%4 analyzed articles/videos3,306 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Marathon results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Indoctrination, and Halo Effect, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 882 hits. Analysis detected 5,712 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,709 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 28% (17,156 of 23,804 topics). This Marathon is better (less manipulative) than 72.10% of the peer group.
Marathon
Topic details
Total words: 10,709
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

28% percentile
025507510027.9% percentile
1.7% BS Score3 analyzed articles10.7K 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 8.0%8.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.3%1.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.0%4.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.2%0.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.8%5.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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%Framing Effect: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 6.7%Indoctrination: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate