Topic summary
⁠8%2 analyzed articles/videos2,026 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Debates results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 15.8% saturation with 1,086 hits. Analysis detected 4,285 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,870 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠42% (9,101 of 15,448 topics). This Debates is better (less manipulative) than 58.90% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 6,870
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

41% percentile
025507510041.1% percentile
2.6% BS Score2 analyzed articles6.9K 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 5.4%5.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.8%3.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.2%0.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 15.8%15.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 7.6%7.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%

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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 15.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.1%Horn Effect: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.0%Recency Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.4%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.8%Primacy Effect: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 0.9%Burden of Proof: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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