Topic summary
⁠32%1 analyzed article/video380 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Politico results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Availability Heuristic, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 101 hits. Analysis detected 565 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,140 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠49% (8,369 of 16,312 topics). This Politico is better (less manipulative) than 51.30% of the peer group.
Politico
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 1,140
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

49% percentile
025507510048.7% percentile
2.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.1K 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 3.4%3.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.1%1.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.7%2.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.7%1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 3.4%3.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%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 3.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.3%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.0%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.4%False Dilemma: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.5%Straw Man: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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