Topic summary
⁠73%1 analyzed article/video176 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Government & Policy results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Quote-first Misdirection, and Recency Bias, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 17.8% saturation with 94 hits. Analysis detected 527 faulty-reasoning hits from 528 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 11.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠94% (1,033 of 16,562 topics). This Government & Policy is worse (more manipulative) than 93.80% of the peer group.
Government & Policy
Topic details
Total words: 528
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

94% percentile
025507510093.8% percentile
11.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles528 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 8.7%8.7%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 17.8%17.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 15.2%15.2%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 12.9%12.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.1%9.1%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Topic 11.0%11.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 6.4%6.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 8.7%8.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 10.0%10.0%

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 8.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 19.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 17.8%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 15.2%, sitewide 1.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 12.9%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Authority: Topic 10.0%, sitewide 11.1%Recency Bias: Topic 11.0%, sitewide 2.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 7.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 6.4%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos