Topic summary
⁠11%2 analyzed articles/videos3,446 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Memphis results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Negativity Bias, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 903 hits. Analysis detected 4,554 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,784 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠6% (22,449 of 23,803 topics). This Memphis is better (less manipulative) than 94.30% of the peer group.
Memphis
Topic details
Total words: 13,784
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

6% percentile
02550751005.7% percentile
1.1% BS Score2 analyzed articles13.8K 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 0.9%0.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.4%2.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.4%2.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.2%0.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 6.5%6.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%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 0.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 0.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos