Topic summary
5%2 analyzed articles/videos1,881 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 ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 5,643
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

3% percentile
02550751003.0% percentile
1.3% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.6K 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 1.6%1.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.2%3.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.8%1.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 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 EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos