Topic summary
5% 2 analyzed articles/videos 1,881 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ballot Spoiling results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause) , Loss Aversion , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 3.2% saturation with 180 hits . Analysis detected 2,119 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,643 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 3% (16,007 of 16,496 topics). This Ballot Spoiling is better (less manipulative) than 97.00% of the peer group. Ballot Spoiling
Topic details
Total words: 5,643
Article count: 2
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
3% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 3.0% percentile 1.3% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 3.2% 3.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.2% 1.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.5% 0.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.2% 1.2% 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 1.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.5% Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.9% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.5% False Dilemma: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst