Topic summary
71% 43 analyzed articles/videos 41,745 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Misinformation results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Hasty Generalization , and Confirmation Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.2% saturation with 12,458 hits . Analysis detected 127,240 faulty-reasoning hits from 174,177 analyzed words across 43 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 14% (20,193 of 23,339 topics). This Misinformation is better (less manipulative) than 86.50% of the peer group. Misinformation
Topic details
Total words: 174,177
Article count: 43
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
14% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 13.5% percentile 1.4% BS Score43 analyzed articles174.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 2.7% 2.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 7.2% 7.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.5% 0.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.0% 1.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 0.6% 0.6% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.3% 0.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.5% 1.5% 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 2.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Ad Hominem: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 2.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 2.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst