Topic summary
⁠11%1 analyzed article/video836 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Paleolithic results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Availability Heuristic, and Hasty Generalization, with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 4.6% saturation with 153 hits. Analysis detected 1,309 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,344 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠13% (19,126 of 21,787 topics). This Paleolithic is better (less manipulative) than 87.80% of the peer group.
Paleolithic
Topic details
Total words: 3,344
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

12% percentile
025507510012.2% percentile
1.3% BS Score1 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 0.4%0.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.4%3.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.3%1.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.5%1.5%

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 0.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.5%Middle Ground: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.1%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.4%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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