Topic summary
48% 9 analyzed articles/videos 2,603 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Washington D C results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.7% saturation with 1,916 hits . Analysis detected 18,973 faulty-reasoning hits from 17,956 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 31% (11,508 of 16,562 topics). This Washington D C is better (less manipulative) than 69.50% of the peer group. Washington D C
Topic details
Total words: 17,956
Article count: 9
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
31% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 30.5% percentile 2.2% BS Score9 analyzed articles18K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 9.9% 9.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 10.7% 10.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 7.8% 7.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.9% 3.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.1% 3.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.4% 3.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.2% 1.2% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 1.0% 1.0% 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 10.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 4.6% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 3.7% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.8% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.4% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.9% Ad Hominem: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst