Topic summary
0%2 analyzed articles/videos517 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tax Returns results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 11.8% saturation with 485 hits. Analysis detected 4,031 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,108 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of 52% (7,514 of 15,447 topics). This Tax Returns is worse (more manipulative) than 51.40% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 4,108
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

51% percentile
025507510051.4% percentile
3.1% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.1K 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 8.9%8.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 11.8%11.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.4%4.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.7%10.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 6.9%6.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.3%4.3%

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 8.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 15.9%Indoctrination: Topic 11.8%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 7.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 6.9%, sitewide 0.8%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 5.3%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.2%Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Special Pleading: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.3%Begging the Question: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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