Topic summary
⁠46%1 analyzed article/video1,330 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Congressional Effectiveness results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Authority, and Negativity Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 10.7% saturation with 426 hits. Analysis detected 4,011 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,990 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠47% (8,919 of 16,562 topics). This Congressional Effectiveness is better (less manipulative) than 53.80% of the peer group.
Congressional Effectiveness
Topic details
Total words: 3,990
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

46% percentile
025507510046.2% percentile
2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles4K 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 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.0%3.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.9%7.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.5%10.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.9%1.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.0%4.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 3.9%3.9%

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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.5%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 2.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.0%, sitewide 3.3%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.9%, sitewide 0.8%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Begging the Question: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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