Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos2,301 analyzed words
BS Summary: These American results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 607 hits. Analysis detected 4,669 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,204 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠6% (15,624 of 16,559 topics). This American is better (less manipulative) than 94.40% of the peer group.
American
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 9,204
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

6% percentile
02550751005.6% percentile
1.4% BS Score2 analyzed articles9.2K 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 6.1%6.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.2%4.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.2%0.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.7%5.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.2%0.2%

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 6.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.8%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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