Topic summary
80%15 analyzed articles/videos21,717 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Gerrymandering results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.4% saturation with 7,474 hits. Analysis detected 68,204 faulty-reasoning hits from 71,837 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 16% (12,880 of 15,257 topics). This Gerrymandering is better (less manipulative) than 84.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

16% percentile
025507510015.6% percentile
1.8% BS Score15 analyzed articles71.8K 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 7.5%7.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.5%5.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.4%10.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%

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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 2.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Indoctrination: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.0%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate