Topic summary
18% 10 analyzed articles/videos 11,220 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kansas results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Post Hoc (False Cause) , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.2% saturation with 2,414 hits . Analysis detected 25,264 faulty-reasoning hits from 46,030 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 2% (16,106 of 16,411 topics). This Kansas is better (less manipulative) than 98.10% of the peer group. Kansas
Topic details
Total words: 46,030
Article count: 10
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
2% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 1.9% percentile 1.1% BS Score10 analyzed articles46K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 4.3% 4.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 5.2% 5.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.1% 4.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.4% 1.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.0% 1.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 0.5% 0.5% 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 4.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.7%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst