Topic summary
⁠31%2 analyzed articles/videos113 analyzed words
BS Summary: These District Of Columbia results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 30.7% saturation with 321 hits. Analysis detected 1,431 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,046 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠79% (3,391 of 15,914 topics). This District Of Columbia is worse (more manipulative) than 78.70% of the peer group.
District Of Columbia
Topic details
Total words: 1,046
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

79% percentile
025507510078.7% percentile
5.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles1K 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 20.1%20.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.8%7.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 14.0%14.0%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 4.9%4.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.1%3.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 30.7%30.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%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 30.7%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 20.1%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 14.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Burden of Proof: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 0.4%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 2.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.4%Indoctrination: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.8%Primacy Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.5%Begging the Question: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.7%Blind-Spot Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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