Topic summary
91% 10 analyzed articles/videos 6,210 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Minnesota results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and In-Group Bias , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 15.7% saturation with 3,864 hits . Analysis detected 36,773 faulty-reasoning hits from 24,616 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of 49% (7,939 of 15,406 topics). This Minnesota is better (less manipulative) than 51.50% of the peer group. Minnesota
Topic details
Total words: 24,616
Article count: 10
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
49% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 48.5% percentile 2.9% BS Score10 analyzed articles24.6K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 15.7% 15.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 12.3% 12.3% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Topic 6.8% 6.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 11.4% 11.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 7.2% 7.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 6.8% 6.8% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Topic 0.1% 0.1% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Topic 4.8% 4.8% 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 15.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 12.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 11.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 8.1% In-Group Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 6.9% Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 7.5% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 1.4% Halo Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.8%, sitewide 3.3% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.1% Loss Aversion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.2% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst