Topic summary
⁠71%4 analyzed articles/videos2,476 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Skilled Trades results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 630 hits. Analysis detected 7,457 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,904 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠32% (14,869 of 21,827 topics). This Skilled Trades is better (less manipulative) than 68.10% of the peer group.
Skilled Trades

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

32% percentile
025507510031.9% percentile
1.9% BS Score4 analyzed articles9.9K 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 3.4%3.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.3%5.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.4%3.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.3%1.3%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.3%3.3%

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 3.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 3.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos