Topic summary
39% 7 analyzed articles/videos 5,303 analyzed words
BS Summary: These University Admissions results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Negativity Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 5.9% saturation with 1,256 hits . Analysis detected 13,185 faulty-reasoning hits from 21,212 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 11% (19,862 of 22,261 topics). This University Admissions is better (less manipulative) than 89.20% of the peer group. University Admissions
Topic details
Total words: 21,212
Article count: 7
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
11% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 10.8% percentile 1.3% BS Score7 analyzed articles21.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 5.9% 5.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 5.0% 5.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.0% 4.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.5% 0.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.5% 0.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% 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 5.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst