Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video325 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Viral Politics results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Unattributed Quote, and Biased Writer Voice, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9.9% saturation with 129 hits. Analysis detected 1,057 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,300 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠58% (6,989 of 16,562 topics). This Viral Politics is worse (more manipulative) than 57.80% of the peer group.
Viral Politics
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 1,300
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

58% percentile
025507510057.8% percentile
3.4% 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%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 9.9%9.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.5%3.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.8%0.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 9.1%9.1%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 6.3%6.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.1%2.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.5%3.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.8%1.8%

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 9.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 9.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 5.3%Burden of Proof: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 0.4%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Recency Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.2%Middle Ground: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.8%Straw Man: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.9%Indoctrination: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Nature: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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