Topic summary
⁠12%1 analyzed article/video754 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scandals & Investigations results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Confirmation Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.7% saturation with 203 hits. Analysis detected 1,239 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,016 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠46% (12,487 of 22,919 topics). This Scandals & Investigations is better (less manipulative) than 54.50% of the peer group.
Scandals & Investigations
Topic details
Total words: 3,016
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

46% percentile
025507510045.5% percentile
2.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles3K 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 1.8%1.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.7%6.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.7%5.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.3%1.3%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 2.9%2.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 5.2%5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 1.3%1.3%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Topic 0.1%0.1%

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 1.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.8%False Dilemma: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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