Topic summary
71%6 analyzed articles/videos2,892 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ken Paxton results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 14.3% saturation with 1,571 hits. Analysis detected 13,352 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,984 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 39% (9,984 of 16,206 topics). This Ken Paxton is better (less manipulative) than 61.60% of the peer group.
Ken Paxton
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Topic details
Total words: 10,984
Article count: 6
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

38% percentile
025507510038.4% percentile
2.5% BS Score6 analyzed articles11K 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 14.3%14.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.2%8.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 12.9%12.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 13.8%13.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.2%0.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.2%3.2%

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 14.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 13.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.9%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 2.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 2.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 1.4%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate