Topic summary
⁠82%1 analyzed article/video200 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Vfx results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 25.5% saturation with 204 hits. Analysis detected 801 faulty-reasoning hits from 800 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 8.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠93% (1,715 of 21,675 topics). This Vfx is worse (more manipulative) than 92.10% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 800
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

92% percentile
025507510092.1% percentile
8.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles800 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 1.6%1.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 25.5%25.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 19.1%19.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.8%2.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.8%6.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.6%9.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 6.6%6.6%

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 1.6%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 25.5%, sitewide 6.0%Halo Effect: Topic 19.1%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 14.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 4.6%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 3.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos