Topic summary

⁠66%1 analyzed article/video609 analyzed words

BS Summary: These Social Engineering results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Quote-first Misdirection as the most egregious example at 9.7% saturation with 177 hits. Analysis detected 1,381 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,827 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠63% (5,198 of 13,716 topics). This Social Engineering is worse (more manipulative) than 62.10% of the peer group.

Social Engineering

Topic ranking list

Percentile	Topic	BS Score
⁠0%	Holocaust	1%
⁠0%	Self-Driving Cars	1%
⁠0%	Self Driving Cars	1%
⁠0%	Oakland Culture	1%
⁠0%	Dive Bars	1%
⁠63%	Social Engineering (selected)	4%
⁠100%	Radio Roundup / Week In Review	60%
⁠100%	E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes	60%
⁠100%	E Bikes Rad Power Bikes	60%
⁠100%	The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell	69%
⁠100%	The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell	69%

Topic details

Total words: 1,827

Article count: 1

Authors

Ravie Lakshmanan

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Attribute Prevalence (Top 48)

Social Engineering attribute prevalence percentages (biases/fallacies), sorted highest to lowest.

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Social Engineering vs sitewide

Social Engineering attribute percentages, with an overlaid sitewide baseline for those same attributes.

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