Topic summary
⁠34%2 analyzed articles/videos679 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Candidates results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Indoctrination, and Unattributed Quote, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 12% saturation with 244 hits. Analysis detected 1,731 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,037 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠61% (6,544 of 16,562 topics). This Political Candidates is worse (more manipulative) than 60.50% of the peer group.
Political Candidates
Topic details
Total words: 2,037
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

61% percentile
025507510060.5% percentile
3.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles2K 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 6.9%6.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 9.5%9.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.8%9.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 8.9%8.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.2%4.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 12.0%12.0%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 6.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 12.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 11.1%Indoctrination: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.5%False Dilemma: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.4%Burden of Proof: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos