Topic summary
84%1 analyzed article/video621 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Welfare Programs results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, False Dilemma, and Hasty Generalization, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 19.1% saturation with 356 hits. Analysis detected 2,518 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,863 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5% and a BS Rank of 76% (4,007 of 16,562 topics). This Welfare Programs is worse (more manipulative) than 75.80% of the peer group.
Welfare Programs
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Topic details
Total words: 1,863
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

76% percentile
025507510075.8% percentile
5.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.9K 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 2.6%2.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 19.1%19.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.8%9.8%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 10.9%10.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 8.7%8.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 7.6%7.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 11.3%11.3%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 5.4%5.4%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 3.7%3.7%

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 2.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 19.2%Anecdotal: Topic 19.1%, sitewide 5.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 11.3%, sitewide 15.9%False Dilemma: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 1.5%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 9.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 1.4%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.3%Ad Hominem: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 2.2%Burden of Proof: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 0.4%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.7%Primacy Effect: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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