Topic summary
78%7 analyzed articles/videos3,179 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Software results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Biased Writer Voice, and Confirmation Bias, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 9.7% saturation with 1,892 hits. Analysis detected 16,719 faulty-reasoning hits from 19,512 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 35% (14,566 of 22,261 topics). This Software is better (less manipulative) than 65.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

35% percentile
025507510034.6% percentile
1.9% BS Score7 analyzed articles19.5K 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%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.6%4.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.5%1.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 9.7%9.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.9%2.9%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 4.3%4.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.8%2.8%

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 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 11.1%Anecdotal: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 5.2%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 0.5%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Status Quo Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate