Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,143 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Independent Candidates results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Appeal to Authority, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8% saturation with 273 hits. Analysis detected 3,418 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,429 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠46% (8,996 of 16,562 topics). This Independent Candidates is better (less manipulative) than 54.30% of the peer group.
Independent Candidates
Topic details
Total words: 3,429
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

46% percentile
025507510045.7% percentile
2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.4K 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 2.3%2.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.0%8.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.1%6.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.3%6.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 7.6%7.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.0%3.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.9%5.9%

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 2.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 7.6%, sitewide 3.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 3.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.4%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos