Topic summary
29% 15 analyzed articles/videos 5,749 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Theft results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Framing Effect , and Unattributed Quote , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.3% saturation with 2,063 hits . Analysis detected 14,172 faulty-reasoning hits from 28,114 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 7% (20,790 of 22,261 topics). This Theft is better (less manipulative) than 93.40% of the peer group. Theft
Topic details
Total words: 28,114
Article count: 15
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
7% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 6.6% percentile 1.1% BS Score15 analyzed articles28.1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 3.6% 3.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 7.3% 7.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 1.3% 1.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.4% 0.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% 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 3.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7% Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
KTVU 29% 8/3/2026, 11:03:30 PM