Topic summary
⁠78%7 analyzed articles/videos4,063 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Analysis results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Confirmation Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 18.6% saturation with 7,275 hits. Analysis detected 48,867 faulty-reasoning hits from 39,033 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠38% (10,263 of 16,562 topics). This Political Analysis is better (less manipulative) than 62.00% of the peer group.
Political Analysis
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠38%Political Analysis (selected)3%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

38% percentile
025507510038.0% percentile
2.5% BS Score7 analyzed articles39K 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 7.5%7.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 18.6%18.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 14.3%14.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.9%2.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.5%1.5%

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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 14.3%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 18.6%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 2.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 2.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.4%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate