Topic summary
34% 21 analyzed articles/videos 19,534 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Election results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Biased Writer Voice , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.2% saturation with 8,416 hits . Analysis detected 78,062 faulty-reasoning hits from 91,016 analyzed words across 21 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 10% (14,114 of 15,685 topics). This Election is better (less manipulative) than 90.00% of the peer group. Election
Topic details
Total words: 91,016
Article count: 21
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
10% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 10.0% percentile 1.6% BS Score21 analyzed articles91K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 6.5% 6.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.2% 5.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 9.3% 9.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.2% 4.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.5% 2.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.0% 2.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.3% 0.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.9% 3.9% 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 6.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 5.3% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.4% Ad Hominem: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.2% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst