Topic summary
62% 7 analyzed articles/videos 3,400 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Settlement results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 14.5% saturation with 2,491 hits . Analysis detected 13,969 faulty-reasoning hits from 17,166 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 32% (16,784 of 24,545 topics). This Settlement is better (less manipulative) than 68.40% of the peer group. Settlement
Topic details
Total words: 17,166
Article count: 7
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
32% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 31.6% percentile 1.8% BS Score7 analyzed articles17.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 9.0% 9.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.6% 4.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 1.2% 1.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 14.5% 14.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 11.5% 11.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.3% 0.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.2% 3.2% 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 9.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 11.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 14.5%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 3.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 2.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Indoctrination: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.0% Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Slippery Slope: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst