Topic summary
ā 56%1 analyzed article/video645 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Government Error results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 12% saturation with 232 hits. Analysis detected 1,773 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,935 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.4% and a BS Rank of ā 72% (4,786 of 16,562 topics). This Government Error is worse (more manipulative) than 71.10% of the peer group.
Government Error
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
ā 0%Uber1%
ā 0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
ā 0%Opera1%
ā 0%Holocaust1%
ā 0%Privacy Policy1%
ā 72%Government Error (selected)5%
ā 100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
ā 100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
ā 100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
ā 100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
ā 100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 1,935
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

71% percentile
025507510071.1% percentile
4.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0ā€“50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 6.6%6.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.9%4.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.0%11.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 12.0%12.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%Politically Left Leaning ā€¦Sitewide 2.0%Topic 6.2%6.2%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 2.2%2.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 6.0%6.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%

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 6.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 15.9%Anecdotal: Topic 12.0%, sitewide 5.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 7.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 2.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.3%Slippery Slope: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.7%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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