Topic summary
28% 15 analyzed articles/videos 10,681 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ballot Initiatives results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Negativity Bias , and Biased Writer Voice , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9.4% saturation with 4,042 hits . Analysis detected 32,739 faulty-reasoning hits from 42,797 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 9% (15,120 of 16,562 topics). This Ballot Initiatives is better (less manipulative) than 91.30% of the peer group. Ballot Initiatives
Topic details
Total words: 42,797
Article count: 15
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
9% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 8.7% percentile 1.5% BS Score15 analyzed articles42.8K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 9.4% 9.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 7.4% 7.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 9.0% 9.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.6% 0.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.2% 3.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 2.0% 2.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.0% 3.0% 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 9.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.5% Ad Hominem: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.2% Bandwagon: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Indoctrination: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst