Topic summary
52% 12 analyzed articles/videos 6,404 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Software Updates results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service , Framing Effect , and Biased Writer Voice , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 7.8% saturation with 3,213 hits . Analysis detected 25,845 faulty-reasoning hits from 41,116 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 20% (17,933 of 22,261 topics). This Software Updates is better (less manipulative) than 80.60% of the peer group. Software Updates
Topic details
Total words: 41,116
Article count: 12
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
19% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 19.4% percentile 1.5% BS Score12 analyzed articles41.1K 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 5.6% 5.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 2.0% 2.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 0.6% 0.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.4% 0.4% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 6.0% 6.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.5% 1.5% 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 5.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 8.1% Optimism Bias: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 6.0% Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 6.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 0.5% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.3% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.8% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Indoctrination: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst