Topic summary
0% 7 analyzed articles/videos 1,473 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Virginia results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Politically Right Leaning Bias , and Negativity Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 15.7% saturation with 1,934 hits . Analysis detected 12,465 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,292 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 34% (10,525 of 15,779 topics). This Virginia is better (less manipulative) than 66.70% of the peer group. Virginia
Topic details
Total words: 12,292
Article count: 7
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
33% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 33.3% percentile 2.3% BS Score7 analyzed articles12.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 15.1% 15.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.1% 5.1% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Topic 12.2% 12.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 15.7% 15.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 8.9% 8.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.3% 0.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 0.7% 0.7% 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 15.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 15.7%, sitewide 5.3% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 12.2%, sitewide 1.4% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst