Topic summary
93%2 analyzed articles/videos962 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Predictions results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 21.4% saturation with 822 hits. Analysis detected 4,733 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,848 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.7% and a BS Rank of 74% (6,394 of 24,576 topics). This Predictions is worse (more manipulative) than 74.00% of the peer group.
Predictions
Topic details
Total words: 3,848
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

74% percentile
025507510074.0% percentile
3.7% BS Score2 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 4.9%4.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.9%7.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 11.6%11.6%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 7.5%7.5%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.1%5.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.9%2.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 0.6%0.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.9%4.9%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 4.7%4.7%

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 4.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 21.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.6%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.6%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 7.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 1.9%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 4.6%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 0.0%Ad Hominem: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 2.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Personal Incredulity: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos