Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,211 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Washington Post results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Availability Heuristic, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 42% saturation with 1,211 hits. Analysis detected 8,564 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,884 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 8% and a BS Rank of ⁠89% (1,853 of 16,562 topics). This Washington Post is worse (more manipulative) than 88.80% of the peer group.
Washington Post
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 2,884
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

89% percentile
025507510088.8% percentile
8.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 42.0%42.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 18.1%18.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 20.0%20.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 18.9%18.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 20.5%20.5%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Topic 9.9%9.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 15.6%15.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 18.9%18.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 12.2%12.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.0%9.0%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 42.0%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Topic 18.9%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 20.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 20.0%, sitewide 9.1%Negativity Bias: Topic 17.5%, sitewide 19.2%Hasty Generalization: Topic 18.9%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Topic 18.1%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 15.6%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Topic 12.2%, sitewide 5.2%Slippery Slope: Topic 9.9%, sitewide 1.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 2.7%In-Group Bias: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 6.9%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 3.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Begging the Question: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 1.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 2.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 3.1%Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.0%, sitewide 3.3%Genetic Fallacy: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 1.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateTopic rate

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