Topic summary
72%3 analyzed articles/videos2,170 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Oil Trade results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Appeal to Authority, and Indoctrination, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 716 hits. Analysis detected 7,962 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,680 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 39% (13,435 of 21,920 topics). This Oil Trade is better (less manipulative) than 61.30% of the peer group.
Oil Trade

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

39% percentile
025507510038.7% percentile
2.1% BS Score3 analyzed articles8.7K 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 8.3%8.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.8%3.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.7%3.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.1%0.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.2%5.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 6.5%6.5%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.1%5.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.3%0.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%

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 8.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 6.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 1.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.4%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate