Topic summary
0%1 analyzed article/video777 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Illinois Politics results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Availability Heuristic, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.7% saturation with 363 hits. Analysis detected 2,806 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,108 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 47% (8,805 of 16,562 topics). This Illinois Politics is better (less manipulative) than 53.20% of the peer group.
Illinois Politics
Topic details
Total words: 3,108
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

47% percentile
025507510046.8% percentile
2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.1K 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 5.7%5.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.7%11.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.1%1.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.4%0.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 11.5%11.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.9%4.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.6%0.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.0%3.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%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 5.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 11.5%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 2.0%Ad Hominem: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.0%Red Herring: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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