Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos313 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Portland results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Negativity Bias, and Availability Heuristic, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 17.8% saturation with 611 hits. Analysis detected 3,679 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,428 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠59% (6,307 of 15,142 topics). This Portland is worse (more manipulative) than 58.40% of the peer group.
Portland
Topic details
Total words: 3,428
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

58% percentile
025507510058.4% percentile
3.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.2%4.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.8%9.8%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 17.8%17.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.8%10.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.4%3.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.1%4.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 4.6%4.6%

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 17.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.6%, sitewide 0.8%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.3%Red Herring: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 1.4%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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