Topic summary
26%1 analyzed article/video133 analyzed words
BS Summary: These European Commission results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Unattributed Quote, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.6% saturation with 67 hits. Analysis detected 358 faulty-reasoning hits from 532 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.1% and a BS Rank of 83% (2,892 of 16,562 topics). This European Commission is worse (more manipulative) than 82.50% of the peer group.
European Commission
Topic details
Total words: 532
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

83% percentile
025507510082.5% percentile
6.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles532 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 5.3%5.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 8.3%8.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.6%12.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 10.5%10.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.0%4.0%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 4.0%4.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 4.0%4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 4.3%4.3%

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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Topic 10.5%, sitewide 6.7%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.3%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.8%Burden of Proof: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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