Topic summary
0% 17 analyzed articles/videos 7,672 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Maddowblog results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Politically Left Leaning Bias , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 27.1% saturation with 8,929 hits . Analysis detected 51,711 faulty-reasoning hits from 32,976 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of 53% (7,258 of 15,265 topics). This Maddowblog is worse (more manipulative) than 52.50% of the peer group. Maddowblog
Topic details
Total words: 32,976
Article count: 17
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
53% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 52.5% percentile 3.1% BS Score17 analyzed articles33K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 27.1% 27.1% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 10.1% 10.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.6% 4.6% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Topic 11.2% 11.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.2% 0.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.5% 0.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 5.2% 5.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Topic 6.0% 6.0% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Topic 4.8% 4.8% 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% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 27.1%, sitewide 5.3% Framing Effect: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 23.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 15.9% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 2.0% Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0% Unattributed Quote: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 1.1% Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 0.0% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 4.6% Ad Hominem: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 2.2% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1% Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.9% Recency Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst