Topic summary
54%4 analyzed articles/videos2,665 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Public Pensions results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.8% saturation with 899 hits. Analysis detected 10,520 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,542 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 19% (19,916 of 24,545 topics). This Public Pensions is better (less manipulative) than 81.10% of the peer group.
Public Pensions
Topic details
Total words: 15,542
Article count: 4
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

19% percentile
025507510018.9% percentile
1.5% BS Score4 analyzed articles15.5K 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 5.8%5.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.8%5.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.1%5.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.4%3.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%

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 5.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.3%, sitewide 3.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 2.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate