Topic summary
62%7 analyzed articles/videos3,539 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Us Midterm Elections results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 16.3% saturation with 4,498 hits. Analysis detected 30,787 faulty-reasoning hits from 27,511 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 28% (11,329 of 15,707 topics). This Us Midterm Elections is better (less manipulative) than 72.10% of the peer group.
Us Midterm Elections
Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

28% percentile
025507510027.9% percentile
2.2% BS Score7 analyzed articles27.5K 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 10.1%10.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.8%4.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 12.3%12.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.7%1.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.3%2.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.1%4.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 10.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 16.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.3%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Ad Hominem: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 2.2%Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 2.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate