Topic summary
57% 10 analyzed articles/videos 9,085 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Congressional Race results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Optimism Bias , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.2% saturation with 2,228 hits . Analysis detected 26,261 faulty-reasoning hits from 43,048 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 8% (20,234 of 21,776 topics). This Congressional Race is better (less manipulative) than 92.90% of the peer group. Congressional Race
Topic details
Total words: 43,048
Article count: 10
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
7% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 7.1% percentile 1.2% BS Score10 analyzed articles43K 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 3.5% 3.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 5.2% 5.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.6% 1.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 4.2% 4.2% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.5% 1.5% 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% Framing Effect: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst