Topic summary
⁠76%1 analyzed article/video799 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mlb Trade results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and In-Group Bias, with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 18.8% saturation with 600 hits. Analysis detected 3,586 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,196 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of ⁠61% (8,819 of 22,261 topics). This Mlb Trade is worse (more manipulative) than 60.40% of the peer group.
Mlb Trade
Topic details
Total words: 3,196
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

60% percentile
025507510060.4% percentile
3.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.3%0.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 18.8%18.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 18.4%18.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.6%0.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 12.4%12.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 4.4%4.4%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 19.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 18.8%, sitewide 4.6%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 18.4%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 12.4%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 9.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 6.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.2%False Dilemma: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 1.5%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 3.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.7%Negativity BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

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