Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos734 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Russia Investigation results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Pessimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 29.4% saturation with 720 hits. Analysis detected 6,046 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,450 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 7.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠87% (2,108 of 15,765 topics). This Russia Investigation is worse (more manipulative) than 86.60% of the peer group.
Russia Investigation
Topic details
Total words: 2,450
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

87% percentile
025507510086.6% percentile
7.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles2.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 28.9%28.9%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 22.1%22.1%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 11.1%11.1%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Topic 14.3%14.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 29.4%29.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 23.9%23.9%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 7.1%7.1%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 8.0%8.0%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 6.9%6.9%

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%Negativity Bias: Topic 29.4%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 28.9%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Topic 11.1%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 23.9%, sitewide 15.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 22.1%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 14.3%, sitewide 1.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 11.8%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 9.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 3.1%Anecdotal: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 1.4%In-Group Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 6.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.3%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.8%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.5%Begging the Question: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.7%Straw Man: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.9%Negativity BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

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