Topic summary
74% 16 analyzed articles/videos 7,507 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Discourse results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Emotion , with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 17.5% saturation with 11,207 hits . Analysis detected 86,054 faulty-reasoning hits from 64,027 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 39% (9,672 of 15,689 topics). This Political Discourse is better (less manipulative) than 61.60% of the peer group. Political Discourse
Topic details
Total words: 64,027
Article count: 16
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
38% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 38.4% percentile 2.5% BS Score16 analyzed articles64K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 4.9% 4.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 6.4% 6.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 17.5% 17.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 13.8% 13.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 11.3% 11.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.7% 3.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.2% 3.2% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 4.8% 4.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.4% 1.4% 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% Framing Effect: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 11.3%, sitewide 19.2% Hasty Generalization: Topic 17.5%, sitewide 8.1% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.8%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 5.2% Indoctrination: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 0.0% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 2.0% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 1.4% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% False Dilemma: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.5% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 3.1% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Ad Hominem: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 2.2% Straw Man: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.9% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst