Topic summary
⁠41%4 analyzed articles/videos815 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Legal Ruling results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Negativity Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 14% saturation with 830 hits. Analysis detected 6,380 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,921 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠46% (9,030 of 16,562 topics). This Legal Ruling is better (less manipulative) than 54.50% of the peer group.
Legal Ruling
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Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

46% percentile
025507510045.5% percentile
2.8% BS Score4 analyzed articles5.9K 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 13.5%13.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.0%10.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.6%0.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.5%5.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.7%0.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 13.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 14.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 0.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.3%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Burden of Proof: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.4%Bandwagon: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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