Topic summary
67% 17 analyzed articles/videos 13,630 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Midterm Election results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Appeal to Authority , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 12.7% saturation with 6,253 hits . Analysis detected 51,596 faulty-reasoning hits from 49,356 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 24% (12,228 of 15,966 topics). This Midterm Election is better (less manipulative) than 76.60% of the peer group. Midterm Election
Topic details
Total words: 49,356
Article count: 17
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23% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.4% percentile 2.0% BS Score17 analyzed articles49.4K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 12.7% 12.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 8.8% 8.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 8.6% 8.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 5.3% 5.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.6% 3.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 4.1% 4.1% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.5% 1.5% 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 12.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.1%, sitewide 3.3% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 2.0% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst