Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos159 analyzed words
BS Summary: These United States Congress results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 30.7% saturation with 195 hits. Analysis detected 653 faulty-reasoning hits from 636 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 11.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠95% (983 of 16,558 topics). This United States Congress is worse (more manipulative) than 94.10% of the peer group.
United States Congress
Topic details
Total words: 636
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

94% percentile
025507510094.1% percentile
11.4% BS Score2 analyzed articles636 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 15.7%15.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 26.9%26.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 6.6%6.6%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 6.6%6.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 30.7%30.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.6%3.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 6.6%6.6%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Topic 2.4%2.4%

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 30.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 26.9%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 15.7%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 6.6%, sitewide 0.8%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 2.0%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos