Topic summary
85%2 analyzed articles/videos2,063 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Vermont results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Hasty Generalization, and Unattributed Quote, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 17.2% saturation with 1,066 hits. Analysis detected 6,167 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,189 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 43% (9,527 of 16,562 topics). This Vermont is better (less manipulative) than 57.50% of the peer group.
Vermont
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 6,189
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

43% percentile
025507510042.5% percentile
2.6% BS Score2 analyzed articles6.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.7%5.7%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 17.2%17.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.7%8.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.9%4.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 6.0%6.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.5%0.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.3%2.3%

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 17.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 1.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 1.4%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate