Topic summary
96%15 analyzed articles/videos12,120 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ncaa Tournament results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Halo Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 17.3% saturation with 6,961 hits. Analysis detected 43,480 faulty-reasoning hits from 40,154 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 42% (14,410 of 24,569 topics). This Ncaa Tournament is better (less manipulative) than 58.60% of the peer group.
Ncaa Tournament
Topic details
Total words: 40,154
Article count: 15
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

41% percentile
025507510041.4% percentile
2.1% BS Score15 analyzed articles40.2K 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 6.3%6.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.4%4.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 17.3%17.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.6%6.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.7%4.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.3%3.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.7%4.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%

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 6.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 17.3%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 6.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.4%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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