Topic summary
80% 26 analyzed articles/videos 24,667 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Small Business results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Negativity Bias , and Anecdotal , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 4.4% saturation with 4,699 hits . Analysis detected 63,475 faulty-reasoning hits from 105,812 analyzed words across 26 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 8% (22,038 of 23,715 topics). This Small Business is better (less manipulative) than 92.90% of the peer group. Small Business
Topic details
Total words: 105,812
Article count: 26
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
7% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 7.1% percentile 1.1% BS Score26 analyzed articles105.8K 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 3.9% 3.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 4.3% 4.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.1% 3.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 4.4% 4.4% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 1.1% 1.1% 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 3.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst