Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,542 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Medi Cal results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 11% saturation with 678 hits. Analysis detected 6,468 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,168 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠41% (9,788 of 16,562 topics). This Medi Cal is better (less manipulative) than 59.10% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 6,168
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

41% percentile
025507510040.9% percentile
2.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles6.2K 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 9.4%9.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.7%4.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.5%1.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 10.2%10.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.1%0.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.4%0.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.6%2.6%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.1%3.1%

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 9.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 11.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.2%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.0%Recency Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 2.7%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%False Dilemma: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.5%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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