Topic summary
72%16 analyzed articles/videos12,262 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Utility Regulation results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.1% saturation with 3,966 hits. Analysis detected 33,514 faulty-reasoning hits from 56,008 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 10% (22,183 of 24,576 topics). This Utility Regulation is better (less manipulative) than 90.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

10% percentile
02550751009.7% percentile
1.2% BS Score16 analyzed articles56K 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 7.1%7.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.1%7.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.6%4.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.4%0.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.7%1.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%

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 7.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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