Topic summary
⁠28%1 analyzed article/video1,243 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Municipal Water Use results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Overconfidence Bias, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 408 hits. Analysis detected 2,143 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,972 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠34% (15,751 of 23,550 topics). This Municipal Water Use is better (less manipulative) than 66.90% of the peer group.
Municipal Water Use
Topic details
Total words: 4,972
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

33% percentile
025507510033.1% percentile
1.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles5K 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 4.1%4.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 8.2%8.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.5%1.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 4.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 9.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 1.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.0%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.5%Primacy Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 0.9%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 0.3%Indoctrination: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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