Topic summary
⁠55%1 analyzed article/video176 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Government & Policy results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote, Quote-first Misdirection, and Recency Bias, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 13.4% saturation with 94 hits. Analysis detected 527 faulty-reasoning hits from 704 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 8.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠93% (1,760 of 23,414 topics). This Government & Policy is worse (more manipulative) than 92.50% of the peer group.
Government & Policy
Topic details
Total words: 704
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

93% percentile
025507510092.5% percentile
8.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles704 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 6.5%6.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.8%6.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 11.4%11.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 13.3%13.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 9.7%9.7%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Topic 8.2%8.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 4.8%4.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 7.5%7.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%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%Framing Effect: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 19.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 13.3%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 11.4%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 11.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 2.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 7.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.8%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos