Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video220 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Legal Commentary results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 83% saturation with 730 hits. Analysis detected 3,345 faulty-reasoning hits from 880 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 15.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠97% (517 of 16,562 topics). This Legal Commentary is worse (more manipulative) than 96.90% of the peer group.
Legal Commentary
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠97%Legal Commentary (selected)16%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 880
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

97% percentile
025507510096.9% percentile
15.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles880 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–100%
0.0%20%40%60%80%100%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 83.0%83.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 75.8%75.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 32.8%32.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 37.0%37.0%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 19.6%19.6%Personal IncredulitySitewide 0.2%Topic 17.1%17.1%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 17.9%17.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 11.4%11.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 15.8%15.8%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 7.8%7.8%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%80%80%100%100%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 83.0%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 75.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 37.0%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 32.8%, sitewide 8.1%Framing Effect: Topic 11.4%, sitewide 26.9%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 19.6%, sitewide 1.4%Ad Hominem: Topic 17.9%, sitewide 2.2%Personal Incredulity: Topic 17.1%, sitewide 0.2%Confirmation Bias: Topic 15.8%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Topic 11.6%, sitewide 9.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 0.0%Horn Effect: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 1.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 5.7%, sitewide 0.8%Red Herring: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 0.7%Anecdotal: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 5.2%Begging the Question: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 1.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateTopic rate

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