Topic summary
⁠40%6 analyzed articles/videos4,437 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Wisconsin Politics results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Politically Left Leaning Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Emotion, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 7.2% saturation with 1,290 hits. Analysis detected 14,083 faulty-reasoning hits from 17,864 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠20% (13,407 of 16,562 topics). This Wisconsin Politics is better (less manipulative) than 80.90% of the peer group.
Wisconsin Politics
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠20%Wisconsin Politics (selected)2%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

19% percentile
025507510019.1% percentile
1.9% BS Score6 analyzed articles17.9K 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 5.1%5.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.0%5.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.1%5.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 6.8%6.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.3%2.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.9%1.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.3%1.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%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 5.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 2.0%Halo Effect: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate