Topic summary
67% 114 analyzed articles/videos 64,705 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Transportation results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Optimism Bias , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.7% saturation with 16,588 hits . Analysis detected 184,098 faulty-reasoning hits from 290,593 analyzed words across 114 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 8% (20,214 of 21,754 topics). This Transportation is better (less manipulative) than 92.90% of the peer group. Transportation
Topic details
Total words: 290,593
Article count: 114
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
7% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 7.1% percentile 1.2% BS Score114 analyzed articles290.6K 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 5.2% 5.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 5.7% 5.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.6% 3.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.8% 2.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.2% 3.2% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 1.3% 1.3% 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 5.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst