Topic summary
59% 81 analyzed articles/videos 55,474 analyzed words
BS Summary: These California results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8% saturation with 20,976 hits . Analysis detected 196,793 faulty-reasoning hits from 260,674 analyzed words across 80 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 6% (14,325 of 15,142 topics). This California is better (less manipulative) than 94.60% of the peer group. California
Topic details
Total words: 260,674
Article count: 80
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
5% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 5.4% percentile 1.4% BS Score80 analyzed articles260.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 7.8% 7.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 8.1% 8.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 6.3% 6.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.8% 2.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.2% 3.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.4% 2.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 2.2% 2.2% 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 7.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst