Topic summary
⁠26%5 analyzed articles/videos4,831 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Swimming results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Biased Writer Voice, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 4.2% saturation with 654 hits. Analysis detected 7,714 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,718 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠8% (20,686 of 22,343 topics). This Swimming is better (less manipulative) than 92.60% of the peer group.
Swimming

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

7% percentile
02550751007.4% percentile
1.2% BS Score5 analyzed articles15.7K 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 1.8%1.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.5%2.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.5%0.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%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 1.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos