Topic summary
⁠97%1 analyzed article/video640 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Smart Cards results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Biased Writer Voice, and Overconfidence Bias, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 35.5% saturation with 910 hits. Analysis detected 2,714 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,560 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠75% (5,685 of 22,033 topics). This Smart Cards is worse (more manipulative) than 74.20% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 2,560
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

74% percentile
025507510074.2% percentile
3.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 35.5%35.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 3.2%3.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.5%1.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%Circular ReasoningSitewide 0.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 8.9%8.9%

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%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 35.5%, sitewide 0.5%Framing Effect: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 8.1%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 4.6%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 4.0%Circular Reasoning: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.1%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.8%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateTopic rate

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