Topic summary
64% 16 analyzed articles/videos 12,976 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Texas Politics results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Biased Writer Voice , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.6% saturation with 7,750 hits . Analysis detected 62,554 faulty-reasoning hits from 61,604 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 19% (12,736 of 15,690 topics). This Texas Politics is better (less manipulative) than 81.20% of the peer group. Texas Politics
Topic details
Total words: 61,604
Article count: 16
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
19% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 18.8% percentile 1.9% BS Score16 analyzed articles61.6K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 10.8% 10.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 6.4% 6.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.9% 3.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 12.6% 12.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.1% 1.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 9.8% 9.8% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 1.1% 1.1% 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 10.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 12.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.7% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1% Ad Hominem: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.2% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst