Topic summary
71%55 analyzed articles/videos36,036 analyzed words
BS Summary: These United Kingdom results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 17.7% saturation with 29,020 hits. Analysis detected 197,693 faulty-reasoning hits from 163,722 analyzed words across 55 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 45% (12,827 of 22,971 topics). This United Kingdom is better (less manipulative) than 55.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

44% percentile
025507510044.2% percentile
2.2% BS Score55 analyzed articles163.7K 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 8.1%8.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 17.7%17.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.3%9.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.6%7.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.3%2.3%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 5.7%5.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%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 8.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 17.7%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.3%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 1.4%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6%Ad Hominem: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 2.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.1%Straw Man: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate