Topic summary
0% 35 analyzed articles/videos 32,618 analyzed words
BS Summary: These America 250 results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.9% saturation with 21,176 hits . Analysis detected 166,129 faulty-reasoning hits from 152,236 analyzed words across 35 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 26% (12,393 of 16,562 topics). This America 250 is better (less manipulative) than 74.80% of the peer group. America 250
Topic details
Total words: 152,236
Article count: 35
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
25% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 25.2% percentile 2.1% BS Score35 analyzed articles152.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 8.4% 8.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 6.0% 6.0% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 13.3% 13.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.7% 2.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 13.9% 13.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 2.7% 2.7% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.3% 0.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 2.3% 2.3% 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: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 13.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.3%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 2.0% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.1% Ad Hominem: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst