Topic summary

⁠16%1 analyzed article/video1,968 analyzed words

BS Summary: These Happiness results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Anecdotal, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 500 hits. Analysis detected 5,511 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,872 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠14% (10,568 of 12,171 topics). This Happiness is better (less manipulative) than 86.80% of the peer group.

Happiness

Topic ranking list

Percentile	Topic	BS Score
⁠0%	Holocaust	1%
⁠0%	Self-Driving Cars	1%
⁠0%	Self Driving Cars	1%
⁠0%	Survival Stories	1%
⁠0%	Gender Identity	1%
⁠14%	Happiness (selected)	2%
⁠100%	Radio Roundup / Week In Review	60%
⁠100%	E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes	60%
⁠100%	E Bikes Rad Power Bikes	60%
⁠100%	The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell	69%
⁠100%	The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell	69%

Topic details

Total words: 7,872

Article count: 1

Authors

Nicholas D. Kristof

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Attribute Prevalence (Top 48)

Happiness attribute prevalence percentages (biases/fallacies), sorted highest to lowest.

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Happiness vs sitewide

Happiness attribute percentages, with an overlaid sitewide baseline for those same attributes.

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Kristof: What we should learn from Nordic happiness⁠^23%

The Mercury News⁠^21%By Nicholas D. Kristof⁠^23%7/14/2026, 9:34:08 AM