Topic summary
4% 1 analyzed article/video 318 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Macomb County results contain 11 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Confirmation Bias , and Availability Heuristic , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.5% saturation with 91 hits . Analysis detected 444 faulty-reasoning hits from 954 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.2% and a BS Rank of 70% (5,011 of 16,562 topics). This Macomb County is worse (more manipulative) than 69.70% of the peer group. Macomb County
Topic details
Total words: 954
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
70% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 69.7% percentile 4.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles954 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 3.1% 3.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 9.5% 9.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 4.6% 4.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 8.6% 8.6% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 6.0% 6.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation) Sitewide 0.8% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Begging the Question Sitewide 1.7% Topic 2.7% 2.7% 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 3.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 5.3% Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 7.5% Anecdotal: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.2% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Begging the Question: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst