Topic summary
⁠79%2 analyzed articles/videos78 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Maryland results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Quote-first Misdirection, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 16.8% saturation with 78 hits. Analysis detected 519 faulty-reasoning hits from 465 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 6.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠85% (2,616 of 16,562 topics). This Maryland is worse (more manipulative) than 84.20% of the peer group.
Maryland
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 465
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

84% percentile
025507510084.2% percentile
6.6% BS Score2 analyzed articles465 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 5.4%5.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 16.8%16.8%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 10.5%10.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 14.8%14.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.7%6.7%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 9.7%9.7%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.6%5.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 6.0%6.0%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Topic 6.5%6.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%

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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 16.8%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 15.9%Anecdotal: Topic 14.8%, sitewide 5.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 11.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 10.5%, sitewide 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 0.5%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 9.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 6.7%Begging the Question: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 1.1%Indoctrination: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 4.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos