Topic summary
⁠24%1 analyzed article/video430 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Texas Comptroller results contain 16 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Optimism Bias, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 11% saturation with 190 hits. Analysis detected 713 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,720 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠54% (10,777 of 23,204 topics). This Texas Comptroller is worse (more manipulative) than 53.60% of the peer group.
Texas Comptroller
Topic details
Total words: 1,720
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

54% percentile
025507510053.6% percentile
2.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.7K 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 7.4%7.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.6%0.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.6%5.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 11.1%11.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.6%2.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 2.4%2.4%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 1.2%1.2%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 1.5%1.5%

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%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Topic 11.1%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.1%False Dilemma: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.5%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.4%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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