Topic summary
⁠69%3 analyzed articles/videos876 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Public Spending results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 17.4% saturation with 1,442 hits. Analysis detected 9,521 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,272 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of ⁠50% (8,344 of 16,562 topics). This Public Spending is better (less manipulative) than 50.40% of the peer group.
Public Spending
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 8,272
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

50% percentile
025507510049.6% percentile
3.0% BS Score3 analyzed articles8.3K 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 12.4%12.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.9%3.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 11.2%11.2%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 6.4%6.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.1%6.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.8%3.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.0%1.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.3%4.3%

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 12.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 17.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 1.4%Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 0.0%False Dilemma: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.5%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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