Topic summary
74% 108 analyzed articles/videos 63,762 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Commentary results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 21.1% saturation with 71,157 hits . Analysis detected 510,277 faulty-reasoning hits from 336,940 analyzed words across 108 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 47% (8,854 of 16,562 topics). This Political Commentary is better (less manipulative) than 53.50% of the peer group. Political Commentary
Topic details
Total words: 336,940
Article count: 108
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
47% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 46.5% percentile 2.8% BS Score108 analyzed articles336.9K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 7.1% 7.1% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 21.1% 21.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 7.6% 7.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.2% 3.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 14.0% 14.0% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Topic 7.4% 7.4% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Topic 6.3% 6.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.2% 1.2% 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 7.1%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 21.1%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Topic 14.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 15.9% Hasty Generalization: Topic 11.8%, sitewide 8.1% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 7.5% Ad Hominem: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 2.2% In-Group Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.7% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 1.4% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 2.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Indoctrination: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.1% False Dilemma: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.5% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst