Keyword summary
0%1 analyzed article/video987 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Why Does The Census Ask This Question results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Indoctrination, and Slippery Slope, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 5.9% saturation with 233 hits. Analysis detected 1,925 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,948 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 12% (33,104 of 37,536 keywords). This Why Does The Census Ask This Question is better (less manipulative) than 88.20% of the peer group.
Why Does The Census Ask This Question
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Total words: 3,948
Article count: 1
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Position among analyzed keywords

12% percentile
025507510011.8% percentile
1.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.9K 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 1.7%1.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 1.0%1.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 5.9%5.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 4.3%4.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 0.8%0.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Keyword 1.5%1.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 2.6%2.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 1.5%1.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Keyword 1.9%1.9%

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: Keyword 1.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 1.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 5.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 1.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 1.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Keyword 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%Indoctrination: Keyword 3.3%, sitewide 0.0%Slippery Slope: Keyword 3.1%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Keyword 2.9%, sitewide 1.1%Recency Bias: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Keyword 1.9%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Keyword 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Keyword 0.2%, sitewide 1.9%Circular Reasoning: Keyword 1.9%, sitewide 0.1%Begging the Question: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

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