Topic summary
⁠63%2 analyzed articles/videos1,501 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mystery results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 11% saturation with 662 hits. Analysis detected 4,219 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,004 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠45% (12,329 of 22,131 topics). This Mystery is better (less manipulative) than 55.70% of the peer group.
Mystery
Topic details
Total words: 6,004
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

44% percentile
025507510044.3% percentile
2.3% BS Score2 analyzed articles6K 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 4.6%4.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 11.0%11.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.0%2.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.8%3.8%

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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.0%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 7.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 4.6%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.4%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%Composition/Division: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos