Topic summary
36% 14 analyzed articles/videos 10,369 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Public Utilities results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.1% saturation with 3,004 hits . Analysis detected 25,237 faulty-reasoning hits from 49,223 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 5% (21,600 of 22,529 topics). This Public Utilities is better (less manipulative) than 95.90% of the peer group. Public Utilities
Topic details
Total words: 49,223
Article count: 14
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
4% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 4.1% percentile 1.0% BS Score14 analyzed articles49.2K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 5.3% 5.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 6.1% 6.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.5% 0.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.5% 2.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.1% 1.1% 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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst