Topic summary
⁠68%1 analyzed article/video515 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Government Settlements results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Politically Left Leaning Bias, and Overconfidence Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 12.6% saturation with 259 hits. Analysis detected 2,114 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,060 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠77% (3,860 of 16,562 topics). This Government Settlements is worse (more manipulative) than 76.70% of the peer group.
Government Settlements
Topic details
Total words: 2,060
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

77% percentile
025507510076.7% percentile
5.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.1K 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 12.6%12.6%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 11.0%11.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.2%11.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.1%8.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.6%4.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 8.9%8.9%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Topic 5.7%5.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 4.4%4.4%Circular ReasoningSitewide 0.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%

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 12.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 15.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 11.0%, sitewide 2.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 4.6%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 7.5%Begging the Question: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 1.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 5.3%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.4%, sitewide 0.8%Burden of Proof: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.4%Circular Reasoning: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.7%Horn Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.0%False Dilemma: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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