Topic summary
⁠89%2 analyzed articles/videos535 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Voting Machines results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Confirmation Bias, and Unattributed Quote, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 16.8% saturation with 576 hits. Analysis detected 4,465 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,420 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠65% (5,804 of 16,452 topics). This Voting Machines is worse (more manipulative) than 64.70% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 3,420
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

65% percentile
025507510064.7% percentile
3.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 6.5%6.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.5%3.5%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 8.2%8.2%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 6.3%6.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.1%0.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 16.8%16.8%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.9%4.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 5.5%5.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 10.7%10.7%

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 6.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 16.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 16.8%, sitewide 11.1%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 9.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 1.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 8.1%Burden of Proof: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 0.4%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 5.5%, sitewide 0.8%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.3%Recency Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.3%, 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 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Straw Man: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.9%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos