Topic summary
70% 6 analyzed articles/videos 2,914 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ticks results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Authority , and Availability Heuristic , with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 8.3% saturation with 1,566 hits . Analysis detected 15,759 faulty-reasoning hits from 18,770 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 27% (16,573 of 22,481 topics). This Ticks is better (less manipulative) than 73.70% of the peer group. Ticks
Topic details
Total words: 18,770
Article count: 6
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
26% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 26.3% percentile 1.7% BS Score6 analyzed articles18.8K 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 4.3% 4.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 7.0% 7.0% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 8.3% 8.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.1% 0.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.6% 0.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 4.7% 4.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 6.9% 6.9% 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 7.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 9.1% Indoctrination: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 0.0% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.3%, sitewide 3.3% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% False Dilemma: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.8% Bandwagon: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst