Topic summary
⁠46%1 analyzed article/video816 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alameda County Government results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Anecdotal, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.6% saturation with 186 hits. Analysis detected 1,874 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,448 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠48% (8,751 of 16,558 topics). This Alameda County Government is better (less manipulative) than 52.80% of the peer group.
Alameda County Government
Topic details
Total words: 2,448
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

47% percentile
025507510047.2% percentile
2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.4K 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 7.6%7.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.3%2.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.9%2.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.3%6.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.3%3.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 2.1%2.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 2.7%2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 5.4%5.4%

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 7.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.4%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 4.0%False Dilemma: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.8%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.7%Indoctrination: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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