Topic summary
78% 9 analyzed articles/videos 2,579 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scandal results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 21.8% saturation with 3,319 hits . Analysis detected 21,185 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,253 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of 43% (9,013 of 15,759 topics). This Scandal is better (less manipulative) than 57.20% of the peer group. Scandal
Topic details
Total words: 15,253
Article count: 9
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
43% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 42.8% percentile 2.7% BS Score9 analyzed articles15.3K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 10.7% 10.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 16.1% 16.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 9.4% 9.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.7% 0.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 0.3% 0.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias Sitewide 3.1% Topic 0.3% 0.3% 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 10.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 21.8%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 16.1%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 7.5% Anecdotal: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 5.2% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.0% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.7% Ad Hominem: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3% Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.0% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst