Topic summary
86% 92 analyzed articles/videos 58,892 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Social Media results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.1% saturation with 26,787 hits . Analysis detected 243,143 faulty-reasoning hits from 265,646 analyzed words across 92 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 26% (16,459 of 22,012 topics). This Social Media is better (less manipulative) than 74.80% of the peer group. Social Media
Topic details
Total words: 265,646
Article count: 92
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
25% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 25.2% percentile 1.7% BS Score92 analyzed articles265.6K 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 6.1% 6.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.6% 4.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 10.1% 10.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.7% 2.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.3% 1.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.7% 3.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 8.9% 8.9% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.7% 0.7% 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 6.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 5.3% Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst