Topic summary
56%1 analyzed article/video1,075 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Structuralism results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 17% saturation with 729 hits. Analysis detected 3,358 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,300 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 53% (10,507 of 22,261 topics). This Structuralism is worse (more manipulative) than 52.80% of the peer group.
Structuralism
Topic details
Total words: 4,300
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

53% percentile
025507510052.8% percentile
2.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.3K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 4.6%4.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.8%6.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 16.9%16.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 16.9%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%False Dilemma: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Toward a Theory45%
Slate Magazine81%By Laura Miller75%7/21/2026, 8:13:31 AM