Topic summary
⁠89%1 analyzed article/video2,871 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The American Left results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Negativity Bias, and Confirmation Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 9.8% saturation with 842 hits. Analysis detected 9,595 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,613 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠48% (8,648 of 16,562 topics). This The American Left is better (less manipulative) than 52.20% of the peer group.
The American Left
Topic details
Total words: 8,613
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

48% percentile
025507510047.8% percentile
2.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles8.6K 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 5.3%5.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.6%8.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.3%6.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.1%6.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.8%9.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.2%2.2%

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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 6.7%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 7.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 4.6%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.8%, sitewide 3.3%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 2.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Hindsight Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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