Topic summary
⁠73%4 analyzed articles/videos4,219 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Polling results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Negativity Bias, and Pessimism Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 25.1% saturation with 3,349 hits. Analysis detected 15,946 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,327 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠43% (9,274 of 16,265 topics). This Polling is better (less manipulative) than 57.00% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 13,327
Article count: 4
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

43% percentile
025507510043.0% percentile
2.7% BS Score4 analyzed articles13.3K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.7%3.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 13.5%13.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.8%12.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.9%4.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.5%1.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.3%0.3%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 6.5%6.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.7%2.7%

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 25.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.5%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 1.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 2.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.2%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Horn Effect: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos