Topic summary
⁠45%1 analyzed article/video1,529 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Contemporary Politics results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, False Dilemma, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.2% saturation with 381 hits. Analysis detected 4,071 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,116 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠17% (13,159 of 15,758 topics). This Contemporary Politics is better (less manipulative) than 83.50% of the peer group.
Contemporary Politics
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠17%Contemporary Politics (selected)2%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 6,116
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

17% percentile
025507510016.5% percentile
1.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles6.1K 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 6.2%6.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.2%3.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.4%3.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.8%2.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 6.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.3%False Dilemma: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 1.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Straw Man: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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