Topic summary
⁠6%1 analyzed article/video8,110 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tech Retrospective results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Hindsight Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Fundamental Attribution Error as the most egregious example at 2.8% saturation with 677 hits. Analysis detected 5,578 faulty-reasoning hits from 24,330 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠1% (21,816 of 21,920 topics). This Tech Retrospective is better (less manipulative) than 99.50% of the peer group.
Tech Retrospective
Topic details
Total words: 24,330
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

1% percentile
02550751000.5% percentile
0.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles24.3K 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 0.2%0.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.3%0.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%

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%Framing Effect: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.4%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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