Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos80 analyzed words
BS Summary: These California (united States) results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Negativity Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 18.1% saturation with 102 hits. Analysis detected 373 faulty-reasoning hits from 564 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 6.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠85% (2,577 of 16,562 topics). This California (united States) is worse (more manipulative) than 84.40% of the peer group.
California (united States)
Topic details
Total words: 564
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

84% percentile
025507510084.4% percentile
6.6% BS Score2 analyzed articles564 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 4.3%4.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.0%6.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 18.1%18.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 18.1%18.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 4.3%4.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.0%3.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 2.1%2.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 4.3%4.3%

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 4.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 18.1%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Topic 18.1%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.3%, sitewide 0.8%Anchoring Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos