Topic summary
88% 43 analyzed articles/videos 37,555 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Social Commentary results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Ad Hominem , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 18.6% saturation with 30,301 hits . Analysis detected 207,083 faulty-reasoning hits from 162,796 analyzed words across 43 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 49% (12,587 of 24,495 topics). This Social Commentary is better (less manipulative) than 51.40% of the peer group. Social Commentary
Topic details
Total words: 162,796
Article count: 43
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
49% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 48.6% percentile 2.4% BS Score43 analyzed articles162.8K 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 5.0% 5.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 18.6% 18.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.7% 5.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 13.4% 13.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.6% 3.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.3% 0.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 3.1% 3.1% 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 5.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 13.4%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 18.6%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 15.9% Hasty Generalization: Topic 11.8%, sitewide 8.1% Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0% Ad Hominem: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 2.2% Anecdotal: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.4% Straw Man: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.9% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% False Dilemma: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst