Topic summary
53%9 analyzed articles/videos6,095 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Technology Regulation results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.9% saturation with 2,347 hits. Analysis detected 17,707 faulty-reasoning hits from 23,627 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 25% (18,428 of 24,545 topics). This Technology Regulation is better (less manipulative) than 75.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

25% percentile
025507510024.9% percentile
1.6% BS Score9 analyzed articles23.6K 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 4.8%4.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.2%4.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.9%9.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.9%1.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.9%1.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.9%1.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%

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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate