Topic summary
⁠49%1 analyzed article/video653 analyzed words
BS Summary: These US Government Funding results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and False Dilemma, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9.2% saturation with 180 hits. Analysis detected 1,338 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,959 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠64% (5,652 of 15,399 topics). This US Government Funding is worse (more manipulative) than 63.30% of the peer group.
US Government Funding
Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

63% percentile
025507510063.3% percentile
3.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles2K 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 9.2%9.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.9%7.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.9%7.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.1%2.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.6%4.6%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 5.5%5.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 4.9%4.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 1.6%1.6%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 5.1%5.1%

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 9.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 6.0%False Dilemma: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 1.5%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 3.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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