Topic summary
43%13 analyzed articles/videos8,379 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Government Programs results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Optimism Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.9% saturation with 2,686 hits. Analysis detected 25,588 faulty-reasoning hits from 34,015 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 12% (14,010 of 15,772 topics). This Government Programs is better (less manipulative) than 88.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510011.2% percentile
1.6% BS Score13 analyzed articles34K 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 7.9%7.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.3%7.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.0%6.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.9%1.9%

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 7.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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