Topic summary
52%1 analyzed article/video4,031 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Population Dynamics results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Anecdotal, and Framing Effect, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 1,441 hits. Analysis detected 8,333 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,124 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 9% (20,266 of 22,248 topics). This Population Dynamics is better (less manipulative) than 91.10% of the peer group.
Population Dynamics
Topic details
Total words: 16,124
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751008.9% percentile
1.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles16.1K 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 4.1%4.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.9%0.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 4.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Hindsight Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.4%Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate