Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video637 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Communication results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Framing Effect, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 46.8% saturation with 894 hits. Analysis detected 5,576 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,911 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 10.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠94% (1,109 of 16,509 topics). This Political Communication is worse (more manipulative) than 93.30% of the peer group.
Political Communication
Topic details
Total words: 1,911
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

93% percentile
025507510093.3% percentile
10.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 46.8%46.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 40.8%40.8%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 21.1%21.1%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 20.3%20.3%Horn EffectSitewide 1.0%Topic 14.5%14.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 27.9%27.9%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Topic 12.8%12.8%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Topic 10.9%10.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 18.2%18.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 21.4%21.4%

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%Confirmation Bias: Topic 46.8%, sitewide 7.5%Negativity Bias: Topic 40.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 27.9%, sitewide 15.9%Framing Effect: Topic 21.4%, sitewide 26.9%Ad Hominem: Topic 21.1%, sitewide 2.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 20.3%, sitewide 3.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 18.2%, sitewide 11.1%Horn Effect: Topic 14.5%, sitewide 1.0%Begging the Question: Topic 12.8%, sitewide 1.7%Straw Man: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 0.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.5%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 6.7%Genetic Fallacy: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 1.4%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%False Dilemma: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 1.5%Anchoring Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 4.0%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.8%Personal Incredulity: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.2%No True Scotsman: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.1%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

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