Topic summary
0%1 analyzed article/video1,210 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Apologies In Politics results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Politically Left Leaning Bias, Negativity Bias, and Indoctrination, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 53.8% saturation with 2,604 hits. Analysis detected 9,895 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,840 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.7% and a BS Rank of 81% (3,253 of 16,562 topics). This Apologies In Politics is worse (more manipulative) than 80.40% of the peer group.
Apologies In Politics
Topic details
Total words: 4,840
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

80% percentile
025507510080.4% percentile
5.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 53.8%53.8%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 22.5%22.5%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 13.6%13.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.2%7.2%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Topic 9.3%9.3%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 9.3%9.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 8.1%8.1%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 53.8%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 26.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 22.5%, sitewide 2.0%Negativity Bias: Topic 18.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 15.9%Indoctrination: Topic 13.6%, sitewide 0.0%Slippery Slope: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 1.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 2.2%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 3.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.4%, sitewide 3.3%Hindsight Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 1.4%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 2.7%Straw Man: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateTopic rate

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