Topic summary
66% 55 analyzed articles/videos 34,463 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Midterm Elections results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Hasty Generalization , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9.5% saturation with 19,501 hits . Analysis detected 196,322 faulty-reasoning hits from 205,765 analyzed words across 55 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 16% (13,976 of 16,558 topics). This Midterm Elections is better (less manipulative) than 84.40% of the peer group. Midterm Elections
Topic details
Total words: 205,765
Article count: 55
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
16% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 15.6% percentile 1.8% BS Score55 analyzed articles205.8K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 9.5% 9.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.6% 4.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 9.3% 9.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.3% 1.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 8.9% 8.9% 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 9.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 5.3% Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 4.6% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 2.0% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Ad Hominem: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.2% Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.9% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst