Topic summary
66% 24 analyzed articles/videos 17,774 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Startups results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect , Appeal to Authority , and Optimism Bias , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.8% saturation with 7,007 hits . Analysis detected 76,220 faulty-reasoning hits from 102,830 analyzed words across 24 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 15% (18,461 of 21,637 topics). This Startups is better (less manipulative) than 85.30% of the peer group. Startups
Topic details
Total words: 102,830
Article count: 24
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
15% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 14.7% percentile 1.4% BS Score24 analyzed articles102.8K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 6.8% 6.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 3.1% 3.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.0% 2.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.4% 0.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 5.2% 5.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.2% 3.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.7% 2.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 4.7% 4.7% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 1.6% 1.6% 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 6.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst