Topic summary
2%4 analyzed articles/videos576 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pick 4 results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 3.8% saturation with 121 hits. Analysis detected 276 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,206 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 4% (23,685 of 24,545 topics). This Pick 4 is better (less manipulative) than 96.50% of the peer group.
Pick 4
Topic details
Total words: 3,206
Article count: 4
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

4% percentile
02550751003.5% percentile
1.0% BS Score4 analyzed articles3.2K 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 0.2%0.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.6%0.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.9%1.9%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 3.8%3.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 0.0%0.0%Blind-Spot BiasSitewide 0.2%Topic 0.6%0.6%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 0.1%0.1%

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 0.2%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 0.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.0%, sitewide 0.8%Blind-Spot Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.2%Indoctrination: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate