Topic summary
66% 57 analyzed articles/videos 32,466 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Texas results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.5% saturation with 16,193 hits . Analysis detected 130,803 faulty-reasoning hits from 171,272 analyzed words across 57 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 6% (15,611 of 16,562 topics). This Texas is better (less manipulative) than 94.30% of the peer group. Texas
Topic details
Total words: 171,272
Article count: 57
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
6% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 5.7% percentile 1.4% BS Score57 analyzed articles171.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 7.4% 7.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 9.4% 9.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 7.0% 7.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.0% 3.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.9% 3.9% 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 7.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 9.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst