Topic summary
83%6 analyzed articles/videos892 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Stat results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Negativity Bias, and Optimism Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 23.1% saturation with 772 hits. Analysis detected 3,754 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,348 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.2% and a BS Rank of 78% (5,465 of 24,545 topics). This Stat is worse (more manipulative) than 77.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

78% percentile
025507510077.7% percentile
4.2% BS Score6 analyzed articles3.3K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.5%4.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 13.9%13.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.7%11.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.9%5.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.2%5.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 23.1%23.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.1%3.1%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%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 23.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.9%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 6.0%Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.0%Recency Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.1%Indoctrination: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate