Topic summary
80% 26 analyzed articles/videos 41,975 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Midterms results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Politically Left Leaning Bias , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.5% saturation with 16,897 hits . Analysis detected 153,676 faulty-reasoning hits from 147,034 analyzed words across 26 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 23% (12,561 of 16,129 topics). This Midterms is better (less manipulative) than 77.90% of the peer group. Midterms
Topic details
Total words: 147,034
Article count: 26
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
22% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 22.1% percentile 2.0% BS Score26 analyzed articles147K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 9.8% 9.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.1% 5.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 11.5% 11.5% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Topic 9.2% 9.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.5% 2.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.6% 3.6% 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 9.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 11.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 2.0% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 5.3% Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Ad Hominem: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 2.2% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% False Dilemma: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst