Topic summary
49%3 analyzed articles/videos1,032 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pickup Trucks results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Representativeness Heuristic, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 18.6% saturation with 698 hits. Analysis detected 2,848 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,755 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 42% (14,031 of 23,876 topics). This Pickup Trucks is better (less manipulative) than 58.80% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 3,755
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

41% percentile
025507510041.2% percentile
2.1% BS Score3 analyzed articles3.8K 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 1.9%1.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.6%2.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 18.6%18.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.5%2.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.1%3.1%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%

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 1.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 18.6%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 4.6%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos