Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video668 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Congressional Black Caucus results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Negativity Bias, and Framing Effect, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 20% saturation with 535 hits. Analysis detected 4,625 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,672 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠81% (3,183 of 16,562 topics). This Congressional Black Caucus is worse (more manipulative) than 80.80% of the peer group.
Congressional Black Caucus
Topic details
Total words: 2,672
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

81% percentile
025507510080.8% percentile
5.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.7K 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 13.0%13.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 18.5%18.5%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Topic 11.7%11.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.8%6.8%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 8.0%8.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.8%5.8%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 7.2%7.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.4%4.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 20.0%20.0%

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 13.0%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 20.0%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 17.1%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 18.5%, sitewide 5.3%Slippery Slope: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 1.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 9.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 1.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 7.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 2.0%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.8%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 2.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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