Topic summary
⁠51%1 analyzed article/video1,324 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Iraq War Debate results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 8.6% saturation with 457 hits. Analysis detected 3,443 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,296 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠42% (14,404 of 24,545 topics). This Iraq War Debate is better (less manipulative) than 58.70% of the peer group.
Iraq War Debate
Topic details
Total words: 5,296
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

41% percentile
025507510041.3% percentile
2.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles5.3K 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 4.3%4.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.9%3.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.8%0.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 8.6%8.6%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 4.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 7.5%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.8%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 2.7%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Bandwagon: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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