Topic summary
67% 18 analyzed articles/videos 19,101 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Rhetoric results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Confirmation Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 13.3% saturation with 10,678 hits . Analysis detected 98,457 faulty-reasoning hits from 80,212 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 35% (10,907 of 16,562 topics). This Political Rhetoric is better (less manipulative) than 65.90% of the peer group. Political Rhetoric
Topic details
Total words: 80,212
Article count: 18
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
34% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 34.1% percentile 2.3% BS Score18 analyzed articles80.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 6.7% 6.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 6.6% 6.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 13.3% 13.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 11.9% 11.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.3% 4.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.4% 3.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 3.9% 3.9% 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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 11.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.3%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 2.0% Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6% Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 1.9% Indoctrination: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 0.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.9%, sitewide 3.3% Ad Hominem: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 2.2% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Slippery Slope: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% 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