Topic summary
41% 57 analyzed articles/videos 29,546 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mlb results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Negativity Bias , and Halo Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 5.5% saturation with 7,029 hits . Analysis detected 68,785 faulty-reasoning hits from 128,846 analyzed words across 57 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 5% (21,954 of 22,928 topics). This Mlb is better (less manipulative) than 95.80% of the peer group. Mlb
Topic details
Total words: 128,846
Article count: 57
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
4% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 4.2% percentile 1.0% BS Score57 analyzed articles128.8K 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 2.8% 2.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 3.7% 3.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.1% 2.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.7% 0.7% 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 2.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst