Topic summary
⁠54%4 analyzed articles/videos1,793 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Networking results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Optimism Bias, and Halo Effect, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 11.7% saturation with 975 hits. Analysis detected 5,966 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,308 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠48% (11,680 of 22,425 topics). This Networking is better (less manipulative) than 52.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

48% percentile
025507510047.9% percentile
2.4% BS Score4 analyzed articles8.3K 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 5.3%5.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 11.7%11.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.8%1.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 8.5%8.5%

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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 15.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Authority: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos