Topic summary
⁠3%1 analyzed article/video835 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Oakland Corruption Trial results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Availability Heuristic, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 4.4% saturation with 146 hits. Analysis detected 694 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,340 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠40% (14,025 of 23,292 topics). This Oakland Corruption Trial is better (less manipulative) than 60.20% of the peer group.
Oakland Corruption Trial
Topic details
Total words: 3,340
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

40% percentile
025507510039.8% percentile
2.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.3K 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 1.8%1.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.4%4.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.7%3.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.8%0.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 3.8%3.8%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 0.8%0.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%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 1.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 5.3%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.8%Burden of Proof: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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