Keyword summary
0%1 analyzed article/video367 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pete-Hegseth results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Ad Hominem, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.6% saturation with 185 hits. Analysis detected 1,685 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,468 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.8% and a BS Rank of 78% (7,583 of 34,043 keywords). This Pete-Hegseth is worse (more manipulative) than 77.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

78% percentile
025507510077.7% percentile
4.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

KeywordSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Keyword 8.0%8.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 7.0%7.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Keyword 8.0%8.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 12.6%12.6%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Keyword 8.8%8.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 2.8%2.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Keyword 10.2%10.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 7.6%7.6%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Keyword 3.3%3.3%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Keyword 5.1%5.1%

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: Keyword 8.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 12.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 7.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 7.6%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 10.2%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Ad Hominem: Keyword 8.8%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Keyword 8.0%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 6.8%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Keyword 4.3%, sitewide 5.2%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 5.1%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Keyword 4.6%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Keyword 4.2%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 3.5%, sitewide 4.0%Begging the Question: Keyword 4.0%, sitewide 1.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Quote-first Misdirection: Keyword 3.3%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Keyword 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Keyword 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Keyword 2.5%, sitewide 0.8%Pessimism Bias: Keyword 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%Appeal to Nature: Keyword 1.2%, sitewide 0.2%Horn Effect: Keyword 0.5%, sitewide 1.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

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