Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video465 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Presidential Campaign results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 7% saturation with 131 hits. Analysis detected 1,183 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,860 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠46% (9,021 of 16,562 topics). This Presidential Campaign is better (less manipulative) than 54.50% of the peer group.
Presidential Campaign
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠46%Presidential Campaign (selected)3%
⁠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
Total words: 1,860
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

46% percentile
025507510045.5% percentile
2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.9K 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 3.0%3.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.1%2.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.3%6.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.6%1.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.4%1.4%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 4.1%4.1%Red HerringSitewide 0.7%Topic 3.3%3.3%

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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.4%Red Herring: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.5%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.1%Indoctrination: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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