Topic summary
⁠81%4 analyzed articles/videos1,617 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Public Broadcasting results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Halo Effect, and Negativity Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 11% saturation with 936 hits. Analysis detected 6,663 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,480 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠41% (14,527 of 24,569 topics). This Public Broadcasting is better (less manipulative) than 59.10% of the peer group.
Public Broadcasting
Topic details
Total words: 8,480
Article count: 4
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

41% percentile
025507510040.9% percentile
2.1% BS Score4 analyzed articles8.5K 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 7.7%7.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.3%6.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.2%0.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 11.0%11.0%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 5.4%5.4%

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 7.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 11.0%, sitewide 6.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 6.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 0.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.0%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos