Topic summary
ā 80%1 analyzed article/video330 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Humor results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 27.1% saturation with 268 hits. Analysis detected 1,007 faulty-reasoning hits from 990 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.7% and a BS Rank of ā 81% (3,267 of 16,562 topics). This Political Humor is worse (more manipulative) than 80.30% of the peer group.
Political Humor
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
ā 0%Uber1%
ā 0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
ā 0%Opera1%
ā 0%Holocaust1%
ā 0%Privacy Policy1%
ā 81%Political Humor (selected)6%
ā 100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
ā 100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
ā 100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
ā 100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
ā 100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 990
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

80% percentile
025507510080.3% percentile
5.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles990 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0ā€“50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 3.1%3.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 21.5%21.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 27.1%27.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 11.6%11.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.3%4.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 5.7%5.7%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 2.4%2.4%

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%Negativity Bias: Topic 27.1%, sitewide 19.2%Framing Effect: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 26.9%Anecdotal: Topic 21.5%, sitewide 5.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.6%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Ad Hominem: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 3.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.8%Indoctrination: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.0%Begging the Question: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.0%Primacy Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 0.9%Negativity BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

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