Topic summary
⁠10%1 analyzed article/video1,313 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Inflation Rate results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Self-Serving Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 5.9% saturation with 311 hits. Analysis detected 1,632 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,252 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠20% (19,795 of 24,532 topics). This Inflation Rate is better (less manipulative) than 80.70% of the peer group.
Inflation Rate
Topic details
Total words: 5,252
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

19% percentile
025507510019.3% percentile
1.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles5.3K 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 0.8%0.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.7%0.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.0%1.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.4%1.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.4%1.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 5.9%5.9%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Topic 0.1%0.1%

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 0.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.9%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.8%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.5%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.4%Burden of Proof: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 0.4%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos