Topic summary
⁠52%2 analyzed articles/videos1,492 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Marijuana Legalization results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Self-Serving Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 9.6% saturation with 515 hits. Analysis detected 4,550 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,340 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠48% (8,722 of 16,562 topics). This Marijuana Legalization is better (less manipulative) than 52.70% of the peer group.
Marijuana Legalization
Topic details
Total words: 5,340
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

47% percentile
025507510047.3% percentile
2.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.3K 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 8.5%8.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.9%2.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.1%6.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%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 8.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 11.1%Anecdotal: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 5.2%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 3.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Begging the Question: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 1.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.5%Appeal to Nature: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.2%Bandwagon: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.2%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%Straw Man: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.9%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos