Topic summary
⁠54%2 analyzed articles/videos829 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Rumor Verification results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 15.8% saturation with 524 hits. Analysis detected 2,887 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,316 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠68% (8,028 of 24,564 topics). This Rumor Verification is worse (more manipulative) than 67.30% of the peer group.
Rumor Verification
Topic details
Total words: 3,316
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

67% percentile
025507510067.3% percentile
3.2% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.3K 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 4.3%4.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.8%6.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.1%4.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 4.8%4.8%

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 4.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 15.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 5.2%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 5.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.8%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 2.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.5%Tu Quoque: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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