Topic summary
⁠100%1 analyzed article/video719 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Associated Press results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Burden of Proof, Confirmation Bias, and Bandwagon, with Status Quo Bias as the most egregious example at 31.9% saturation with 453 hits. Analysis detected 4,052 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,420 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 11% and a BS Rank of ⁠94% (1,058 of 16,562 topics). This Associated Press is worse (more manipulative) than 93.60% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 1,420
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

94% percentile
025507510093.6% percentile
11.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Topic 31.9%31.9%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 25.9%25.9%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Topic 22.8%22.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 25.2%25.2%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 18.0%18.0%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Topic 15.5%15.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 15.5%15.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 17.0%17.0%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Topic 9.5%9.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.3%8.3%

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%Status Quo Bias: Topic 31.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing Effect: Topic 15.5%, sitewide 26.9%Burden of Proof: Topic 25.9%, sitewide 0.4%Confirmation Bias: Topic 25.2%, sitewide 7.5%Bandwagon: Topic 22.8%, sitewide 2.2%Negativity Bias: Topic 21.5%, sitewide 19.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 18.0%, sitewide 2.2%In-Group Bias: Topic 17.0%, sitewide 6.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 15.9%Hindsight Bias: Topic 15.5%, sitewide 1.4%Appeal to Authority: Topic 13.8%, sitewide 11.1%Anecdotal: Topic 11.5%, sitewide 5.2%Begging the Question: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 1.7%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 9.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 3.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 2.5%Halo Effect: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 6.7%Genetic Fallacy: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 1.4%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Primacy Effect: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.5%Status Quo BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

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