Topic summary
⁠24%2 analyzed articles/videos825 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pageants results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Overconfidence Bias, and Optimism Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 8% saturation with 263 hits. Analysis detected 1,405 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,300 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠40% (14,900 of 24,545 topics). This Pageants is better (less manipulative) than 60.70% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 3,300
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

39% percentile
025507510039.3% percentile
2.0% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.3K 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 3.7%3.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.2%2.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.0%8.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.6%0.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.5%1.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.3%1.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%

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 3.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 4.6%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.0%Special Pleading: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.3%Indoctrination: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.5%Burden of Proof: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos