Topic summary
⁠82%6 analyzed articles/videos2,377 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Culture Wars results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 33.6% saturation with 5,705 hits. Analysis detected 32,733 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,998 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠65% (5,486 of 15,389 topics). This Culture Wars is worse (more manipulative) than 64.40% of the peer group.
Culture Wars
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠0%Alameda County1%
⁠65%Culture Wars (selected)4%
⁠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%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

64% percentile
025507510064.4% percentile
3.9% BS Score6 analyzed articles17K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 33.6%33.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 12.3%12.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.7%4.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 18.5%18.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.0%1.0%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 10.0%10.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 8.8%8.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 33.6%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Topic 12.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 21.4%, sitewide 19.2%Hasty Generalization: Topic 18.5%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 11.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 10.0%, sitewide 1.4%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 9.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 3.1%Anecdotal: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 5.2%Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 2.7%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.3%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 0.0%Straw Man: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.9%Ad Hominem: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.5%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.1%Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateTopic rate