Topic summary
⁠74%4 analyzed articles/videos2,737 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Memorial Day results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Authority, with Availability Heuristic as the most egregious example at 7.2% saturation with 647 hits. Analysis detected 7,408 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,044 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠42% (14,392 of 24,560 topics). This Memorial Day is better (less manipulative) than 58.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

41% percentile
025507510041.4% percentile
2.1% BS Score4 analyzed articles9K 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 4.8%4.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.9%4.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.3%1.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.7%5.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.7%2.7%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%Framing Effect: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 1.1%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Indoctrination: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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