Topic summary
49% 15 analyzed articles/videos 7,488 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scams results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Indoctrination , and Availability Heuristic , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.2% saturation with 1,964 hits . Analysis detected 19,298 faulty-reasoning hits from 31,624 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 14% (21,279 of 24,543 topics). This Scams is better (less manipulative) than 86.70% of the peer group. Scams
Topic details
Total words: 31,624
Article count: 14
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
13% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 13.3% percentile 1.3% BS Score14 analyzed articles31.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.4% 2.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 6.2% 6.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.4% 0.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.8% 0.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 5.7% 5.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.7% 2.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 5.8% 5.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% 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 2.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.0% Indoctrination: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 0.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst