Topic summary
⁠58%4 analyzed articles/videos2,999 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Online Scams results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.7% saturation with 1,473 hits. Analysis detected 11,935 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,924 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠20% (18,044 of 22,487 topics). This Online Scams is better (less manipulative) than 80.20% of the peer group.
Online Scams

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

20% percentile
025507510019.8% percentile
1.5% BS Score4 analyzed articles16.9K 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 3.2%3.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.5%4.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.7%8.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.8%1.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 3.9%3.9%

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 3.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 0.5%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos