Topic summary
⁠87%1 analyzed article/video509 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Research Labs results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Halo Effect, and Confirmation Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 25.4% saturation with 517 hits. Analysis detected 2,249 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,036 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠82% (4,197 of 22,996 topics). This Research Labs is worse (more manipulative) than 81.80% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 2,036
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

82% percentile
025507510081.8% percentile
4.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles2K 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 2.2%2.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 25.4%25.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.4%5.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.5%0.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.5%1.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 5.8%5.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.8%4.8%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 4.8%4.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 3.4%3.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 5.7%5.7%

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 2.2%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 25.4%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 11.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 6.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 0.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.7%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 5.3%False Dilemma: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Composition/Division: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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