Topic summary
⁠67%2 analyzed articles/videos530 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Social Networking results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Halo Effect, and Appeal to Authority, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 10% saturation with 376 hits. Analysis detected 2,485 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,748 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠47% (12,760 of 23,833 topics). This Social Networking is better (less manipulative) than 53.50% of the peer group.
Social Networking
Topic details
Total words: 3,748
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

47% percentile
025507510046.5% percentile
2.3% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.7K 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 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.4%7.4%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 10.0%10.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.7%5.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.2%1.2%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 11.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 10.0%, sitewide 0.5%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos