Topic summary
85% 13 analyzed articles/videos 9,846 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Corruption results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 19% saturation with 7,284 hits . Analysis detected 59,322 faulty-reasoning hits from 38,315 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of 51% (7,588 of 15,387 topics). This Political Corruption is worse (more manipulative) than 50.70% of the peer group. Political Corruption
Topic details
Total words: 38,315
Article count: 13
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
51% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 50.7% percentile 3.0% BS Score13 analyzed articles38.3K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 13.4% 13.4% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 18.5% 18.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.3% 4.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 9.7% 9.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.7% 0.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 0.7% 0.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 2.0% 2.0% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Topic 6.4% 6.4% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 4.1% 4.1% 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 13.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 19.0%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 18.5%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7% Ad Hominem: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 2.2% Optimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 2.0% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Indoctrination: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.0% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.7% False Dilemma: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.3% Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 1.1% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.1% Slippery Slope: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst