Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Bill Maher results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Ad Hominem, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 26.5% saturation with 471 hits. Analysis detected 2,024 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,776 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠0% (0 of 16,562 topics). This Bill Maher is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
Bill Maher
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Topic details
Total words: 1,776
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

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0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.6%5.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 8.9%8.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.4%6.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 14.3%14.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.2%9.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.5%1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 4.2%4.2%

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 26.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 14.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 2.2%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 7.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.2%, sitewide 0.8%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 2.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Red Herring: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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