Topic summary
62%51 analyzed articles/videos29,073 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Healthcare Policy results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.5% saturation with 18,343 hits. Analysis detected 151,087 faulty-reasoning hits from 158,823 analyzed words across 51 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 17% (13,189 of 15,772 topics). This Healthcare Policy is better (less manipulative) than 83.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

16% percentile
025507510016.4% percentile
1.8% BS Score51 analyzed articles158.8K 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 11.6%11.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.7%8.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.5%6.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.7%1.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.0%4.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.2%2.2%

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 11.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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