Topic summary
⁠73%1 analyzed article/video596 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Delegate Selection results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Biased Writer Voice, and False Dilemma, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 12.1% saturation with 289 hits. Analysis detected 2,244 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,384 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠77% (5,371 of 22,525 topics). This Delegate Selection is worse (more manipulative) than 76.20% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 2,384
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

76% percentile
025507510076.2% percentile
4.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.4K 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 5.7%5.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.3%1.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.3%6.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 9.8%9.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.8%1.8%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 6.4%6.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 12.1%12.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.3%2.3%

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 5.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 9.8%, sitewide 3.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%False Dilemma: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 1.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 1.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 2.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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