Topic summary
72% 5 analyzed articles/videos 4,216 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Government & Politics results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Framing Effect , and Politically Left Leaning Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.9% saturation with 1,564 hits . Analysis detected 13,842 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,830 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 33% (14,940 of 22,241 topics). This Government & Politics is better (less manipulative) than 67.20% of the peer group. Government & Politics
Topic details
Total words: 15,830
Article count: 5
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
33% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 32.8% percentile 1.9% BS Score5 analyzed articles15.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 6.7% 6.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 9.9% 9.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 8.1% 8.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.7% 3.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.0% 2.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.3% 0.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 4.3% 4.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 4.2% 4.2% 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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 9.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 2.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Indoctrination: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 0.0% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Slippery Slope: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.7% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3% False Dilemma: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.5% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst