Topic summary
⁠0%3 analyzed articles/videos2,198 analyzed words
BS Summary: These State And Local Controversies results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 16.3% saturation with 1,432 hits. Analysis detected 7,766 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,792 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠30% (10,623 of 15,149 topics). This State And Local Controversies is better (less manipulative) than 70.10% of the peer group.
State And Local Controversies
Topic details
Total words: 8,792
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

30% percentile
025507510029.9% percentile
2.2% BS Score3 analyzed articles8.8K 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 16.3%16.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.7%8.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.0%8.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.3%0.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.2%0.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%

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 16.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 1.4%Anecdotal: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6%Ad Hominem: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 2.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.9%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos