Topic summary
57%2 analyzed articles/videos1,375 analyzed words
BS Summary: These US House Elections results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8.5% saturation with 684 hits. Analysis detected 5,326 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,082 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 18% (13,001 of 15,769 topics). This US House Elections is better (less manipulative) than 82.40% of the peer group.
US House Elections
Topic details
Total words: 8,082
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

18% percentile
025507510017.6% percentile
1.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles8.1K 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 8.5%8.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.6%7.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.7%2.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%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 8.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate