Topic summary
⁠51%3 analyzed articles/videos270 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Washington Post results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Out-Group Homogeneity Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Politically Right Leaning Bias as the most egregious example at 26.7% saturation with 297 hits. Analysis detected 2,377 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,112 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 6.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠85% (2,538 of 16,454 topics). This The Washington Post is worse (more manipulative) than 84.60% of the peer group.
The Washington Post
Topic details
Total words: 1,112
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

85% percentile
025507510084.6% percentile
6.7% BS Score3 analyzed articles1.1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 26.7%26.7%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 13.9%13.9%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 14.8%14.8%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Topic 12.4%12.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.2%8.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 10.7%10.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.3%5.3%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 17.0%17.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 14.8%14.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 17.0%, sitewide 26.9%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 26.7%, sitewide 1.4%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 15.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 14.8%, sitewide 3.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 14.8%, sitewide 5.3%False Dilemma: Topic 13.9%, sitewide 1.5%Hasty Generalization: Topic 13.0%, sitewide 8.1%Straw Man: Topic 12.4%, sitewide 0.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 11.1%Indoctrination: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 1.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 6.0%Horn Effect: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 1.0%Anecdotal: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 5.2%Begging the Question: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 1.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 2.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 2.2%Dunning-Kruger Effect: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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