Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video2,442 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Federal Benefits results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Pessimism Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.8% saturation with 662 hits. Analysis detected 4,404 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,768 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠4% (15,000 of 15,498 topics). This Federal Benefits is better (less manipulative) than 96.80% of the peer group.
Federal Benefits
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠4%Federal Benefits (selected)2%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 9,768
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

3% percentile
02550751003.2% percentile
1.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles9.8K 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 1.1%1.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.4%2.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.8%6.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.1%1.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 1.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.6%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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