Topic summary
54% 14 analyzed articles/videos 23,737 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Polarization results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 12% saturation with 11,587 hits . Analysis detected 104,779 faulty-reasoning hits from 96,567 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 24% (12,106 of 15,772 topics). This Political Polarization is better (less manipulative) than 76.80% of the peer group. Political Polarization
Topic details
Total words: 96,567
Article count: 14
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
23% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 23.2% percentile 2.0% BS Score14 analyzed articles96.6K analyzed words
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 7.5% 7.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.7% 5.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 11.8% 11.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 12.0% 12.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.5% 3.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.9% 1.9% 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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 11.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.0%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 2.0% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.4%, sitewide 3.3% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1% Ad Hominem: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.2% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.5% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst