Keyword summary
64%10 analyzed articles/videos7,361 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ted Cruz results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Appeal to Emotion, and Negativity Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.2% saturation with 3,420 hits. Analysis detected 32,305 faulty-reasoning hits from 30,409 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 32% (25,066 of 36,754 keywords). This Ted Cruz is better (less manipulative) than 68.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

32% percentile
025507510031.8% percentile
2.2% BS Score10 analyzed articles30.4K 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 11.3%11.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 7.1%7.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 8.0%8.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 2.9%2.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 1.2%1.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 2.6%2.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Keyword 4.1%4.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Keyword 1.3%1.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Keyword 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 4.3%4.3%

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 11.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 7.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 8.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 8.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 4.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 4.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 2.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 4.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 5.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 2.7%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Keyword 4.3%, sitewide 1.4%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Keyword 3.6%, sitewide 2.0%Ad Hominem: Keyword 3.4%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Keyword 3.2%, sitewide 1.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Slippery Slope: Keyword 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

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