Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video823 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Whistleblower Testimony results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Politically Right Leaning Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 32.2% saturation with 1,061 hits. Analysis detected 5,387 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,292 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠75% (4,217 of 16,562 topics). This Whistleblower Testimony is worse (more manipulative) than 74.50% of the peer group.
Whistleblower Testimony
Topic details
Total words: 3,292
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

75% percentile
025507510074.5% percentile
4.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.3K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 32.2%32.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 5.2%5.2%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 10.4%10.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.1%7.1%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 8.3%8.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 9.1%9.1%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 6.5%6.5%

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%Confirmation Bias: Topic 32.2%, sitewide 7.5%Framing Effect: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 17.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 1.4%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 9.1%, sitewide 3.3%Burden of Proof: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 0.4%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 5.3%Ad Hominem: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.8%, sitewide 0.8%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6%False Dilemma: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.7%Genetic Fallacy: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.4%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

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