Topic summary
⁠84%4 analyzed articles/videos973 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Lawmakers results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Hasty Generalization, and Politically Left Leaning Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 20.9% saturation with 1,481 hits. Analysis detected 11,848 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,095 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠72% (4,414 of 15,522 topics). This Lawmakers is worse (more manipulative) than 71.60% of the peer group.
Lawmakers
Topic ranking list

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

72% percentile
025507510071.6% percentile
4.5% BS Score4 analyzed articles7.1K 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 8.0%8.0%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 12.8%12.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 15.8%15.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 6.0%6.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 11.8%11.8%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Topic 5.8%5.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.9%0.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.4%3.4%

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 8.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 20.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 19.1%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 15.8%, sitewide 8.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 12.8%, sitewide 2.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 11.8%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 9.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 6.4%, sitewide 3.3%Burden of Proof: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 0.4%Begging the Question: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 1.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 2.2%Anecdotal: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 5.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.0%False Dilemma: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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