Topic summary
5% 2 analyzed articles/videos 6,415 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Election Reform results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Optimism Bias , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 4.8% saturation with 959 hits . Analysis detected 9,592 faulty-reasoning hits from 19,854 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 3% (15,770 of 16,179 topics). This Election Reform is better (less manipulative) than 97.50% of the peer group. Election Reform
Topic details
Total words: 19,854
Article count: 2
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
3% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 2.5% percentile 1.2% BS Score2 analyzed articles19.9K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 4.8% 4.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.2% 0.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.5% 0.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.0% 2.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.7% 3.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 1.4% 1.4% 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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.9% Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Slippery Slope: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst