Topic summary

⁠41%1 analyzed article/video855 analyzed words

BS Summary: These Misidentification results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Negativity Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 11.5% saturation with 296 hits. Analysis detected 1,807 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,565 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠45% (7,752 of 14,048 topics). This Misidentification is better (less manipulative) than 55.20% of the peer group.

Misidentification

Topic ranking list

Percentile	Topic	BS Score
⁠0%	Holocaust	1%
⁠0%	Self-Driving Cars	1%
⁠0%	Self Driving Cars	1%
⁠0%	Oakland Culture	1%
⁠0%	Dive Bars	1%
⁠45%	Misidentification (selected)	3%
⁠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: 2,565

Article count: 1

Authors

Swati Khandelwal

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Misidentification vs sitewide

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