Topic summary
⁠79%1 analyzed article/video1,294 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Transit Policy results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Ad Hominem, and Anecdotal, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 23.4% saturation with 909 hits. Analysis detected 4,861 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,882 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠71% (4,885 of 16,562 topics). This Transit Policy is worse (more manipulative) than 70.50% of the peer group.
Transit Policy
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 3,882
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

71% percentile
025507510070.5% percentile
4.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.9K 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 7.2%7.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 23.4%23.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.4%4.4%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 13.6%13.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.5%0.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 10.1%10.1%

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 7.2%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 23.4%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 20.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 15.9%Ad Hominem: Topic 13.6%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 11.1%Anecdotal: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 5.2%Availability Heuristic: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.8%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Tu Quoque: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.2%False Dilemma: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.5%Begging the Question: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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