Topic summary
⁠30%1 analyzed article/video490 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Polar Regions results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Biased Writer Voice, and Pessimism Bias, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 12.7% saturation with 248 hits. Analysis detected 985 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,960 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠59% (9,820 of 23,590 topics). This Polar Regions is worse (more manipulative) than 58.40% of the peer group.
Polar Regions
Topic details
Total words: 1,960
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

58% percentile
025507510058.4% percentile
2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles2K 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 0.3%0.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.2%2.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.8%3.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 12.7%12.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.9%2.9%

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 0.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 15.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 12.7%, sitewide 3.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos