Topic summary
⁠48%1 analyzed article/video283 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Tennessee Elections results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Availability Heuristic, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.9% saturation with 118 hits. Analysis detected 839 faulty-reasoning hits from 849 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠76% (4,074 of 16,562 topics). This Tennessee Elections is worse (more manipulative) than 75.40% of the peer group.
Tennessee Elections
Topic details
Total words: 849
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

75% percentile
025507510075.4% percentile
4.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles849 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 10.1%10.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 7.2%7.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.5%1.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 13.9%13.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Topic 4.7%4.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 13.1%13.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 5.4%5.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 2.1%2.1%

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 10.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 13.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 13.1%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 7.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Straw Man: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 0.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 1.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.9%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.8%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Indoctrination: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.0%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.4%Begging the Question: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.7%Burden of Proof: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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