Topic summary
⁠95%1 analyzed article/video931 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Power Rankings results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 43.6% saturation with 1,625 hits. Analysis detected 4,573 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,724 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠75% (6,170 of 24,545 topics). This Power Rankings is worse (more manipulative) than 74.90% of the peer group.
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Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 3,724
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

75% percentile
025507510074.9% percentile
3.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.7K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 43.6%43.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 7.6%7.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.7%8.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.4%5.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.9%1.9%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.1%0.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 4.8%4.8%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 43.6%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%False Dilemma: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 1.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.6%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.8%Begging the Question: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateTopic rate

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