Topic summary
43% 41 analyzed articles/videos 24,194 analyzed words
BS Summary: These State Politics results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Appeal to Emotion , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9.8% saturation with 12,307 hits . Analysis detected 109,687 faulty-reasoning hits from 125,226 analyzed words across 41 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 12% (14,584 of 16,562 topics). This State Politics is better (less manipulative) than 88.10% of the peer group. State Politics
Topic details
Total words: 125,226
Article count: 41
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
12% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 11.9% percentile 1.7% BS Score41 analyzed articles125.2K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 9.8% 9.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 8.5% 8.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.6% 5.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.4% 2.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.7% 2.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 2.4% 2.4% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 2.2% 2.2% 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 9.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 5.3% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 1.4% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst