Topic summary

⁠0%1 analyzed article/video3,157 analyzed words

BS Summary: These Mechanics results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 4.5% saturation with 428 hits. Analysis detected 3,246 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,471 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠2% (16,261 of 16,562 topics). This Mechanics is better (less manipulative) than 98.20% of the peer group.

Mechanics

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Percentile	Topic	BS Score
⁠0%	Uber	1%
⁠0%	Pittsburgh Pirates	1%
⁠0%	Opera	1%
⁠0%	Holocaust	1%
⁠0%	Privacy Policy	1%
⁠2%	Mechanics (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: 9,471

Article count: 1

Authors

Adhiti Bandlamudi

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KQED⁠^61%By Adhiti Bandlamudi⁠^0%6/11/2026, 3:00:33 AM