Topic summary
8%1 analyzed article/video258 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Wisconsin Governor Election results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Negativity Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 51 hits. Analysis detected 438 faulty-reasoning hits from 774 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.3% and a BS Rank of 57% (7,129 of 16,562 topics). This Wisconsin Governor Election is worse (more manipulative) than 57.00% of the peer group.
Wisconsin Governor Election
Topic details
Total words: 774
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

57% percentile
025507510057.0% percentile
3.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles774 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 3.9%3.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.0%5.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 6.5%6.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.1%2.1%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 5.0%5.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.6%6.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.8%3.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%

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 3.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 6.5%, sitewide 0.8%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 5.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 0.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.4%Status Quo Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.2%Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.0%Begging the Question: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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