Topic summary
⁠100%1 analyzed article/video193 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Vanderbilt University results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Out-Group Homogeneity Bias, and False Dilemma, with Politically Right Leaning Bias as the most egregious example at 51.3% saturation with 297 hits. Analysis detected 2,130 faulty-reasoning hits from 579 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 12.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠96% (770 of 16,562 topics). This Vanderbilt University is worse (more manipulative) than 95.40% of the peer group.
Vanderbilt University
Topic details
Total words: 579
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

95% percentile
025507510095.4% percentile
12.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles579 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 51.3%51.3%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 28.5%28.5%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 26.8%26.8%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Topic 23.8%23.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 24.4%24.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 25.0%25.0%Horn EffectSitewide 1.0%Topic 11.2%11.2%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Topic 11.9%11.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.0%6.0%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Topic 9.3%9.3%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 51.3%, sitewide 1.4%Framing Effect: Topic 28.5%, sitewide 26.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 28.5%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Topic 26.8%, sitewide 1.5%Hasty Generalization: Topic 25.0%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 24.4%, sitewide 5.3%Straw Man: Topic 23.8%, sitewide 0.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 15.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 15.7%, sitewide 11.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 11.9%, sitewide 1.7%Horn Effect: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 1.0%Anecdotal: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 5.2%Begging the Question: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 1.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 2.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 2.2%Dunning-Kruger Effect: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 0.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Indoctrination: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 0.0%Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 1.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 0.5%Politically Right Leaning BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

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