Topic summary
79% 220 analyzed articles/videos 160,205 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Technology results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.2% saturation with 46,513 hits . Analysis detected 581,925 faulty-reasoning hits from 750,048 analyzed words across 220 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 16% (18,391 of 21,650 topics). This Technology is better (less manipulative) than 84.90% of the peer group. Technology
Topic details
Total words: 750,048
Article count: 220
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
15% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 15.1% percentile 1.4% BS Score220 analyzed articles750K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 5.0% 5.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 6.2% 6.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.6% 3.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.3% 4.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.8% 2.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.7% 0.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 4.8% 4.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 4.8% 4.8% 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 5.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 0.5% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst