Topic summary
⁠36%5 analyzed articles/videos2,227 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sharks results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Negativity Bias, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 7.2% saturation with 1,261 hits. Analysis detected 11,213 faulty-reasoning hits from 17,550 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠22% (18,651 of 23,710 topics). This Sharks is better (less manipulative) than 78.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510021.3% percentile
1.6% BS Score5 analyzed articles17.6K 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 4.0%4.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.5%4.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.9%4.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.9%2.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%

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 4.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos