Topic summary
72% 1 analyzed article/video 779 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sources results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote , Appeal to Emotion , and Quote-first Misdirection , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 20.1% saturation with 627 hits . Analysis detected 2,673 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,116 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.5% and a BS Rank of 81% (4,739 of 24,545 topics). This Sources is worse (more manipulative) than 80.70% of the peer group. Sources
Topic details
Total words: 3,116
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
81% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 80.7% percentile 4.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 7.9% 7.9% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Topic 8.8% 8.8% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Topic 9.5% 9.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.0% 1.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 8.9% 8.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 4.1% 4.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 4.5% 4.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 8.4% 8.4% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Topic 1.0% 1.0% Status Quo Bias Sitewide 2.2% Topic 0.3% 0.3% 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 7.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 20.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 15.9% Unattributed Quote: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 1.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 9.1% Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 0.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 5.3% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 7.5% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.9% Primacy Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.2%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst