Topic summary
55% 15 analyzed articles/videos 2,553 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Policy results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Biased Writer Voice , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 16.4% saturation with 2,833 hits . Analysis detected 22,832 faulty-reasoning hits from 17,268 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 41% (9,253 of 15,689 topics). This Policy is better (less manipulative) than 59.00% of the peer group. Policy
Topic details
Total words: 17,268
Article count: 15
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
41% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 41.0% percentile 2.6% BS Score15 analyzed articles17.3K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 15.3% 15.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 11.1% 11.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 10.8% 10.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 6.4% 6.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 5.0% 5.0% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 3.2% 3.2% 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 15.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 16.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.1%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.0% False Dilemma: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7% Slippery Slope: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.8% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst