Topic summary
0%4 analyzed articles/videos1,858 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Congressional Primaries results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Negativity Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 15.3% saturation with 2,121 hits. Analysis detected 15,585 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,894 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 41% (9,820 of 16,562 topics). This Congressional Primaries is better (less manipulative) than 59.30% of the peer group.
Congressional Primaries
Topic details
Total words: 13,894
Article count: 4
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

41% percentile
025507510040.7% percentile
2.5% BS Score4 analyzed articles13.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.3%7.3%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 15.3%15.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.8%6.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 14.3%14.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.3%3.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.8%3.8%

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 15.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 14.3%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 1.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 2.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Bandwagon: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate