Topic summary
75% 8 analyzed articles/videos 2,971 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Scandal results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Emotion , and Confirmation Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 18.4% saturation with 2,679 hits . Analysis detected 20,820 faulty-reasoning hits from 14,526 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of 51% (8,238 of 16,562 topics). This Political Scandal is worse (more manipulative) than 50.30% of the peer group. Political Scandal
Topic details
Total words: 14,526
Article count: 8
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
50% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 50.3% percentile 3.0% BS Score8 analyzed articles14.5K 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 7.5% 7.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 15.9% 15.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.5% 0.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 10.1% 10.1% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Topic 7.9% 7.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 0.5% 0.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 4.2% 4.2% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.2% 1.2% 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 18.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 15.9%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 7.5% Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 8.1% Ad Hominem: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 2.2% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 1.4% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.5% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.1% Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.7% Burden of Proof: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.4% Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.4% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst