Topic summary
73%1 analyzed article/video295 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Lawmaker Criticism results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Fundamental Attribution Error, Hasty Generalization, and Overconfidence Bias, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 25% saturation with 295 hits. Analysis detected 1,371 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,180 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.8% and a BS Rank of 81% (3,057 of 15,492 topics). This Lawmaker Criticism is worse (more manipulative) than 80.30% of the peer group.
Lawmaker Criticism
Topic details
Total words: 1,180
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

80% percentile
025507510080.3% percentile
5.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.2K 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 1.7%1.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 25.0%25.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.8%6.8%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Topic 14.5%14.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.2%5.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 8.4%8.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.6%3.6%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 5.3%5.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 11.3%11.3%

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 1.7%, sitewide 26.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 25.0%, sitewide 7.5%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 14.5%, sitewide 2.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 11.3%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 4.6%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.3%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 2.0%False Dilemma: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 1.5%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.8%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.7%Circular Reasoning: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.1%Straw Man: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.9%Horn Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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