Topic summary
62%7 analyzed articles/videos7,514 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tv results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Halo Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 16% saturation with 4,797 hits. Analysis detected 23,466 faulty-reasoning hits from 30,056 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 20% (17,946 of 22,247 topics). This Tv is better (less manipulative) than 80.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

19% percentile
025507510019.3% percentile
1.5% BS Score7 analyzed articles30.1K 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 2.5%2.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.5%6.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 16.0%16.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.0%2.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 2.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 16.0%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate