Topic summary
22% 9 analyzed articles/videos 4,061 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Washington results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Post Hoc (False Cause) , and Appeal to Emotion , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.7% saturation with 1,065 hits . Analysis detected 9,765 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,815 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 6% (14,929 of 15,886 topics). This Washington is better (less manipulative) than 94.00% of the peer group. Washington
Topic details
Total words: 15,815
Article count: 9
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
6% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 6.0% percentile 1.4% BS Score9 analyzed articles15.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 6.7% 6.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 6.2% 6.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.3% 4.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.6% 3.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.3% 0.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.5% 0.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.4% 2.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.7% 3.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 0.9% 0.9% 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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.5%, sitewide 3.3% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Recency Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst