Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video954 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Congressional Gridlock results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Ambiguity (Equivocation), and Out-Group Homogeneity Bias, with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 15% saturation with 571 hits. Analysis detected 3,265 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,816 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠38% (10,307 of 16,562 topics). This Congressional Gridlock is better (less manipulative) than 62.20% of the peer group.
Congressional Gridlock
Topic details
Total words: 3,816
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

38% percentile
025507510037.8% percentile
2.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.8K 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 0.9%0.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.7%3.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 15.0%15.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 6.5%6.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 0.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 15.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 15.0%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 6.5%, sitewide 0.8%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 3.1%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 2.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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