Topic summary
⁠11%1 analyzed article/video506 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mental Imagery results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Representativeness Heuristic, Overconfidence Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Ambiguity (Equivocation) as the most egregious example at 5.3% saturation with 108 hits. Analysis detected 745 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,024 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠39% (14,129 of 22,971 topics). This Mental Imagery is better (less manipulative) than 61.50% of the peer group.
Mental Imagery
Topic details
Total words: 2,024
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

39% percentile
025507510038.5% percentile
2.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles2K 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 0.6%0.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.9%0.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 5.3%5.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%Special PleadingSitewide 0.3%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 0.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 7.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 5.3%, sitewide 0.8%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 4.6%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.7%Special Pleading: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.3%Begging the Question: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.7%Appeal to Nature: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.2%False Dilemma: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.5%Personal Incredulity: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 0.2%No True Scotsman: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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