Topic summary
24%11 analyzed articles/videos18,038 analyzed words
BS Summary: These U S Government And Politics results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Indoctrination, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.5% saturation with 3,933 hits. Analysis detected 47,648 faulty-reasoning hits from 71,443 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 4% (14,783 of 15,364 topics). This U S Government And Politics is better (less manipulative) than 96.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

4% percentile
02550751003.8% percentile
1.3% BS Score11 analyzed articles71.4K 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 4.8%4.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.5%5.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.4%2.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.5%2.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.1%4.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.1%2.1%

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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.0%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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