Topic summary
80% 101 analyzed articles/videos 79,308 analyzed words
BS Summary: These California results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.2% saturation with 24,451 hits . Analysis detected 235,856 faulty-reasoning hits from 338,980 analyzed words across 100 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 12% (20,232 of 22,985 topics). This California is better (less manipulative) than 88.00% of the peer group. California
Topic details
Total words: 338,980
Article count: 100
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
12% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 12.0% percentile 1.3% BS Score100 analyzed articles339K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 6.9% 6.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 7.2% 7.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.7% 5.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.1% 3.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.7% 2.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.4% 2.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 2.1% 2.1% 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 7.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst