Topic summary
67% 2 analyzed articles/videos 2,356 analyzed words
BS Summary: These North Carolina Politics results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic , Negativity Bias , and Biased Writer Voice , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.7% saturation with 545 hits . Analysis detected 3,691 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,069 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 7% (15,469 of 16,562 topics). This North Carolina Politics is better (less manipulative) than 93.40% of the peer group. North Carolina Politics
Topic details
Total words: 7,069
Article count: 2
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
7% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 6.6% percentile 1.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles7.1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 7.7% 7.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.8% 3.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.4% 2.4% 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 7.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.0% Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.9% Slippery Slope: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst