Topic summary
⁠81%1 analyzed article/video611 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Billboards results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Framing Effect, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 201 hits. Analysis detected 1,544 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,444 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠49% (11,444 of 22,269 topics). This Billboards is better (less manipulative) than 51.40% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 2,444
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

49% percentile
025507510048.6% percentile
2.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.4K 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 5.5%5.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.1%3.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.3%1.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.8%2.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.9%3.9%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Topic 0.2%0.2%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%

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 5.5%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.5%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.4%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.4%, sitewide 0.8%Actor-Observer Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.6%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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