Topic summary
68%6 analyzed articles/videos3,954 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Accountability results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Politically Left Leaning Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 18% saturation with 3,716 hits. Analysis detected 27,934 faulty-reasoning hits from 20,674 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of 48% (8,239 of 15,780 topics). This Political Accountability is better (less manipulative) than 52.20% of the peer group.
Political Accountability

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

48% percentile
025507510047.8% percentile
2.9% BS Score6 analyzed articles20.7K 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 11.2%11.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.2%6.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 13.9%13.9%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 10.1%10.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.7%6.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 11.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 18.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.9%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 11.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 2.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Indoctrination: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate