Topic summary
79% 43 analyzed articles/videos 15,219 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Us Senate results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 15.3% saturation with 12,961 hits . Analysis detected 111,202 faulty-reasoning hits from 84,473 analyzed words across 43 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 39% (9,548 of 15,418 topics). This Us Senate is better (less manipulative) than 61.90% of the peer group. Us Senate
Topic details
Total words: 84,473
Article count: 43
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
38% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 38.1% percentile 2.5% BS Score43 analyzed articles84.5K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 11.9% 11.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 15.3% 15.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 8.0% 8.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.2% 1.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 14.5% 14.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.4% 2.4% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Topic 6.5% 6.5% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 1.1% 1.1% 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 11.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 14.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 15.3%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.7% Ad Hominem: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 2.2% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 2.0% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.1% Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst