Topic summary
⁠27%1 analyzed article/video550 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pendleton results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including False Dilemma, Negativity Bias, and Framing Effect, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 8.1% saturation with 179 hits. Analysis detected 1,031 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,200 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠52% (11,934 of 24,545 topics). This Pendleton is worse (more manipulative) than 51.40% of the peer group.
Pendleton
Topic details
Total words: 2,200
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

51% percentile
025507510051.4% percentile
2.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.2K 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%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.0%5.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.3%1.3%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 7.6%7.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.0%1.0%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 0.6%0.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 8.1%8.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 2.5%2.5%

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 4.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 6.0%False Dilemma: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 1.5%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.7%Middle Ground: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos