Topic summary
77% 6 analyzed articles/videos 4,791 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Southern California results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Negativity Bias , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 12.6% saturation with 2,575 hits . Analysis detected 20,971 faulty-reasoning hits from 20,360 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 47% (12,719 of 23,750 topics). This Southern California is better (less manipulative) than 53.60% of the peer group. Southern California
Topic details
Total words: 20,360
Article count: 6
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
46% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 46.4% percentile 2.3% BS Score6 analyzed articles20.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 11.0% 11.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 10.8% 10.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 11.9% 11.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 0.7% 0.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 4.2% 4.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.1% 3.1% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% 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 11.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 12.7%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.9%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6% Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 1.1% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Indoctrination: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 0.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3% Burden of Proof: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.4% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst