Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos1,196 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Illinois Legislature results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Self-Serving Bias, and Optimism Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 9.6% saturation with 778 hits. Analysis detected 6,388 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,124 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠21% (13,198 of 16,562 topics). This Illinois Legislature is better (less manipulative) than 79.70% of the peer group.
Illinois Legislature
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠21%Illinois Legislature (selected)2%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 8,124
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

20% percentile
025507510020.3% percentile
1.9% BS Score2 analyzed articles8.1K 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 7.9%7.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.8%4.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.6%9.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.1%2.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.7%0.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%

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 4.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 6.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 3.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.0%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos