Topic summary
82%1 analyzed article/video2,223 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mass Incarceration results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including False Dilemma, Confirmation Bias, and Availability Heuristic, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 20% saturation with 1,335 hits. Analysis detected 7,312 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,669 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 39% (9,606 of 15,598 topics). This Mass Incarceration is better (less manipulative) than 61.60% of the peer group.
Mass Incarceration
Topic details
Total words: 6,669
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

38% percentile
025507510038.4% percentile
2.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles6.7K 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 3.2%3.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.4%5.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.5%2.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 20.0%20.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 10.2%10.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 5.6%5.6%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 3.2%, sitewide 26.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 20.0%, sitewide 8.1%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 11.1%False Dilemma: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 1.5%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 5.3%Pessimism Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 1.9%Anecdotal: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.0%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 4.6%Begging the Question: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 1.7%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.1%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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