Topic summary
⁠81%5 analyzed articles/videos4,349 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Philosophy results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Politically Right Leaning Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 22.8% saturation with 4,741 hits. Analysis detected 25,806 faulty-reasoning hits from 20,764 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠50% (11,128 of 22,261 topics). This Philosophy is worse (more manipulative) than 50.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

50% percentile
025507510050.0% percentile
2.5% BS Score5 analyzed articles20.8K 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 2.7%2.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 22.8%22.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.8%3.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.9%8.9%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 8.6%8.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 13.3%13.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.5%2.5%

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 2.7%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 22.8%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 13.3%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 1.4%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 2.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Straw Man: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 0.9%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos