Topic summary
⁠48%5 analyzed articles/videos2,373 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Polls results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and In-Group Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11% saturation with 1,347 hits. Analysis detected 12,320 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,192 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠29% (11,883 of 16,562 topics). This Polls is better (less manipulative) than 71.70% of the peer group.
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

28% percentile
025507510028.3% percentile
2.1% BS Score5 analyzed articles12.2K 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 7.5%7.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.7%3.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.1%11.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.6%0.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.7%1.7%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 5.4%5.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.0%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 1.4%Anecdotal: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.5%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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