Topic summary
⁠25%3 analyzed articles/videos8,005 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Politics & Society results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9% saturation with 2,463 hits. Analysis detected 21,858 faulty-reasoning hits from 27,491 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠12% (13,976 of 15,882 topics). This Politics & Society is better (less manipulative) than 88.00% of the peer group.
Politics & Society
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠12%Politics & Society (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%
Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

12% percentile
025507510012.0% percentile
1.7% BS Score3 analyzed articles27.5K 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 2.4%2.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.0%4.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.0%9.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.5%2.5%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%

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 2.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.4%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 1.1%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Indoctrination: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.0%Hindsight Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.5%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos