Topic summary
ā 33%1 analyzed article/video250 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Toxic Substances results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Loss Aversion, and Unattributed Quote, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 7.5% saturation with 75 hits. Analysis detected 558 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,000 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4% and a BS Rank of ā 77% (5,804 of 24,545 topics). This Toxic Substances is worse (more manipulative) than 76.40% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 1,000
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

76% percentile
025507510076.4% percentile
4.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0ā€“50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.7%4.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.2%7.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 5.7%5.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 5.2%5.2%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Topic 6.7%6.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.5%3.5%

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 0.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 5.3%Loss Aversion: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 2.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 5.2%, sitewide 0.8%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.9%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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