Topic summary
48%8 analyzed articles/videos7,614 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mitch Mcconnell results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 15.5% saturation with 4,471 hits. Analysis detected 27,578 faulty-reasoning hits from 28,783 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 18% (13,063 of 15,933 topics). This Mitch Mcconnell is better (less manipulative) than 82.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

18% percentile
025507510018.0% percentile
1.8% BS Score8 analyzed articles28.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 10.8%10.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.3%3.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 15.5%15.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.6%12.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.5%1.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 10.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 15.5%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate