Topic summary
40%2 analyzed articles/videos2,139 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Government Pledges results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Pessimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.9% saturation with 701 hits. Analysis detected 4,549 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,417 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 19% (13,457 of 16,562 topics). This Government Pledges is better (less manipulative) than 81.30% of the peer group.
Government Pledges
Topic details
Total words: 6,417
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

19% percentile
025507510018.7% percentile
1.9% BS Score2 analyzed articles6.4K 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 4.4%4.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.0%3.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.9%10.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.0%1.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.4%0.4%

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 4.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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