Topic summary
⁠67%1 analyzed article/video768 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Maryland Politics results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including In-Group Bias, Framing Effect, and Halo Effect, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 206 hits. Analysis detected 1,978 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,304 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠46% (8,990 of 16,562 topics). This Maryland Politics is better (less manipulative) than 54.30% of the peer group.
Maryland Politics
Topic details
Total words: 2,304
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

46% percentile
025507510045.7% percentile
2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.3K 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 5.1%5.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.5%3.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.9%8.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.2%1.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.0%4.0%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 4.6%4.6%

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 5.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 1.4%Slippery Slope: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 1.7%Recency Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 2.7%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Begging the Question: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.0%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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