Topic summary
ā 0%1 analyzed article/video982 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Defense Authorization Bill results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Confirmation Bias, and Negativity Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 65.3% saturation with 1,920 hits. Analysis detected 12,741 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,942 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 14% and a BS Rank of ā 97% (633 of 16,562 topics). This Defense Authorization Bill is worse (more manipulative) than 96.20% of the peer group.
Defense Authorization Bill
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
ā 0%Uber1%
ā 0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
ā 0%Opera1%
ā 0%Holocaust1%
ā 0%Privacy Policy1%
ā 97%Defense Authorization Bill (selected)14%
ā 100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
ā 100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
ā 100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
ā 100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
ā 100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 2,942
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

96% percentile
025507510096.2% percentile
14.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0ā€“75%
0.0%20%40%60%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 65.3%65.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 32.1%32.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 34.3%34.3%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 49.8%49.8%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Topic 22.6%22.6%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 16.4%16.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 33.7%33.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 24.8%24.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 19.0%19.0%Fundamental Attribution Eā€¦Sitewide 2.7%Topic 14.4%14.4%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 65.3%, sitewide 15.9%Framing Effect: Topic 49.8%, sitewide 26.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 34.3%, sitewide 7.5%Negativity Bias: Topic 33.7%, sitewide 19.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 32.1%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 24.8%, sitewide 11.1%Begging the Question: Topic 22.6%, sitewide 1.7%In-Group Bias: Topic 19.0%, sitewide 6.9%False Dilemma: Topic 16.4%, sitewide 1.5%Halo Effect: Topic 15.9%, sitewide 6.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 14.4%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 12.2%, sitewide 2.2%Genetic Fallacy: Topic 11.4%, sitewide 1.4%Horn Effect: Topic 11.1%, sitewide 1.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 3.1%Straw Man: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 0.9%Anecdotal: Topic 9.4%, sitewide 5.2%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 4.6%Loss Aversion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 2.5%Slippery Slope: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 1.7%Tu Quoque: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 0.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateTopic rate

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