Topic summary
⁠80%5 analyzed articles/videos8,615 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tacos results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 13.8% saturation with 3,750 hits. Analysis detected 21,594 faulty-reasoning hits from 27,131 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠30% (16,856 of 24,027 topics). This Tacos is better (less manipulative) than 70.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

30% percentile
025507510029.8% percentile
1.8% BS Score5 analyzed articles27.1K 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 4.3%4.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.4%3.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.1%3.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 13.8%13.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 7.0%7.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.5%2.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%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 4.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.8%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 6.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 0.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos