Topic summary
54% 7 analyzed articles/videos 3,095 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Michigan Politics results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Biased Writer Voice , and Negativity Bias , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.9% saturation with 1,845 hits . Analysis detected 14,352 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,518 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 24% (12,654 of 16,562 topics). This Michigan Politics is better (less manipulative) than 76.40% of the peer group. Michigan Politics
Topic details
Total words: 15,518
Article count: 7
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
24% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.6% percentile 2.0% BS Score7 analyzed articles15.5K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 11.9% 11.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 6.2% 6.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.0% 2.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 9.5% 9.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.8% 0.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 0.5% 0.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.7% 2.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 0.8% 0.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 2.8% 2.8% 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 11.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 7.5% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 5.3% In-Group Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 1.4% Ad Hominem: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 2.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% False Dilemma: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst