Topic summary
93%2 analyzed articles/videos73 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Liberal Arts results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Availability Heuristic, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 5.7% saturation with 144 hits. Analysis detected 1,645 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,516 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 61% (9,761 of 24,545 topics). This Liberal Arts is worse (more manipulative) than 60.20% of the peer group.
Liberal Arts
Topic details
Total words: 2,516
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

60% percentile
025507510060.2% percentile
2.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles2.5K 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%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.9%1.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.2%2.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 5.1%5.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 4.2%4.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 2.1%2.1%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%

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 5.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.7%False Dilemma: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 1.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.5%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.4%Indoctrination: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.0%Begging the Question: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.4%Primacy Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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