Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,143 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Montana Senate Race results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Appeal to Authority, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8% saturation with 273 hits. Analysis detected 3,418 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,429 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠46% (8,997 of 16,562 topics). This Montana Senate Race is better (less manipulative) than 54.30% of the peer group.
Montana Senate Race
Topic details
Total words: 3,429
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

46% percentile
025507510045.7% percentile
2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.4K 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 2.3%2.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.0%8.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.1%6.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.3%6.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 7.6%7.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.0%3.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.9%5.9%

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 2.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 7.6%, sitewide 3.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 3.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.4%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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