Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video321 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Us State Department results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, Hasty Generalization, and False Dilemma, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12% saturation with 154 hits. Analysis detected 830 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,284 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠53% (7,920 of 16,562 topics). This Us State Department is worse (more manipulative) than 52.20% of the peer group.
Us State Department
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠53%Us State Department (selected)4%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 1,284
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

52% percentile
025507510052.2% percentile
3.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.3K 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 2.8%2.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.9%0.9%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 7.8%7.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.0%12.0%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 6.2%6.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.1%3.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.6%2.6%

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 2.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 8.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 0.5%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.7%False Dilemma: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 1.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 4.6%Burden of Proof: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.4%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Dunning-Kruger Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.0%Indoctrination: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos