Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video875 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The 'washington Post' In Crisis results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 25.3% saturation with 871 hits. Analysis detected 5,308 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,448 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠73% (4,553 of 16,562 topics). This The 'washington Post' In Crisis is worse (more manipulative) than 72.50% of the peer group.
The 'washington Post' In Crisis
Topic details
Total words: 3,448
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

73% percentile
025507510072.5% percentile
4.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 14.7%14.7%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 11.0%11.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.6%5.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 7.2%7.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 11.5%11.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.7%0.7%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 6.5%6.5%

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 25.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 18.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 11.5%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 14.7%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 11.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 11.0%, sitewide 3.7%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 7.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 2.2%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 6.5%, sitewide 3.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 2.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.1%Indoctrination: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Blind-Spot Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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