Topic summary
73% 17 analyzed articles/videos 17,035 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Transparency results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.4% saturation with 8,245 hits . Analysis detected 47,508 faulty-reasoning hits from 72,322 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 9% (20,275 of 22,155 topics). This Transparency is better (less manipulative) than 91.50% of the peer group. Transparency
Topic details
Total words: 72,322
Article count: 17
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
9% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 8.5% percentile 1.2% BS Score17 analyzed articles72.3K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 4.9% 4.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.3% 4.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 11.4% 11.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.0% 1.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.0% 1.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.5% 3.5% 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 4.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 11.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 5.3% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst