Topic summary
54%7 analyzed articles/videos3,710 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pardons results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 17.8% saturation with 2,951 hits. Analysis detected 20,269 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,539 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 42% (9,076 of 15,480 topics). This Pardons is better (less manipulative) than 58.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

41% percentile
025507510041.4% percentile
2.6% BS Score7 analyzed articles16.5K 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 9.6%9.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 13.7%13.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 7.5%7.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.8%4.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.9%2.9%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 6.8%6.8%

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 9.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 17.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 11.8%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.7%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 1.4%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.9%Ad Hominem: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 2.2%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate