Topic summary
0%6 analyzed articles/videos5,409 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Virginia Politics results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Negativity Bias, and Politically Right Leaning Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 16.3% saturation with 2,643 hits. Analysis detected 12,608 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,235 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 14% (14,389 of 16,562 topics). This Virginia Politics is better (less manipulative) than 86.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

13% percentile
025507510013.1% percentile
1.7% BS Score5 analyzed articles16.2K 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 5.4%5.4%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 16.3%16.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 10.8%10.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.4%0.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.4%4.4%

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 16.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 1.4%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate