Topic summary
⁠58%1 analyzed article/video429 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Westlaw results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Quote-first Misdirection, and Unattributed Quote, with Burden of Proof as the most egregious example at 9.2% saturation with 119 hits. Analysis detected 886 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,287 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4% and a BS Rank of ⁠68% (5,386 of 16,562 topics). This Westlaw is worse (more manipulative) than 67.50% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 1,287
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

68% percentile
025507510067.5% percentile
4.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.3K 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 6.9%6.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.7%5.7%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 9.3%9.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.3%6.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 6.3%6.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.9%5.9%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Topic 6.1%6.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.3%1.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.9%1.9%

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 6.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 11.1%Burden of Proof: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 0.4%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 7.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 1.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 1.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 2.2%No True Scotsman: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Horn Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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