Topic summary
⁠46%1 analyzed article/video1,330 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Public Approval Of Congress results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Authority, and Negativity Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 10.7% saturation with 426 hits. Analysis detected 4,011 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,990 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠47% (8,920 of 16,562 topics). This Public Approval Of Congress is better (less manipulative) than 53.90% of the peer group.
Public Approval Of Congress
Topic details
Total words: 3,990
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

46% percentile
025507510046.1% percentile
2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles4K 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%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.0%3.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.9%7.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.5%10.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.9%1.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.0%4.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 3.9%3.9%

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 7.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.5%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 2.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.0%, sitewide 3.3%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.9%, sitewide 0.8%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Begging the Question: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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