Topic summary
⁠47%7 analyzed articles/videos5,235 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Philosophy results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Confirmation Bias, and Halo Effect, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 10.6% saturation with 3,829 hits. Analysis detected 35,152 faulty-reasoning hits from 36,116 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠20% (12,638 of 15,753 topics). This Political Philosophy is better (less manipulative) than 80.20% of the peer group.
Political Philosophy
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠20%Political Philosophy (selected)2%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

20% percentile
025507510019.8% percentile
1.9% BS Score7 analyzed articles36.1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 3.3%3.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.6%4.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.2%4.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.8%1.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 4.1%4.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.5%1.5%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.0%3.0%

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 3.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 10.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.3%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.8%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Indoctrination: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate