Topic summary
45%1 analyzed article/video845 analyzed words
BS Summary: These State Law Vs Federal Law results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Straw Man, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 13% saturation with 329 hits. Analysis detected 1,768 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,535 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of 44% (9,303 of 16,562 topics). This State Law Vs Federal Law is better (less manipulative) than 56.20% of the peer group.
State Law Vs Federal Law
Topic details
Total words: 2,535
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

44% percentile
025507510043.8% percentile
2.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.5K 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 13.0%13.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.6%8.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Topic 6.4%6.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.0%1.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.6%3.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 2.0%2.0%

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 13.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%Straw Man: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 0.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%False Dilemma: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 1.5%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.7%Composition/Division: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.2%Red Herring: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.7%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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