Topic summary
88%1 analyzed article/video2,260 analyzed words
BS Summary: These United States Department Of State results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 23.2% saturation with 1,571 hits. Analysis detected 6,185 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,780 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 30% (11,711 of 16,562 topics). This United States Department Of State is better (less manipulative) than 70.70% of the peer group.
United States Department Of State
Topic details
Total words: 6,780
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

29% percentile
025507510029.3% percentile
2.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles6.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.2%2.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.1%8.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.2%1.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 23.2%23.2%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 2.2%2.2%

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 23.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 6.0%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.9%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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