Topic summary
⁠29%2 analyzed articles/videos1,312 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Law & Government results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Biased Writer Voice, and Optimism Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 4.6% saturation with 239 hits. Analysis detected 2,652 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,248 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠22% (17,565 of 22,269 topics). This Law & Government is better (less manipulative) than 78.90% of the peer group.
Law & Government
Topic details
Total words: 5,248
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510021.1% percentile
1.6% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.2K 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 4.5%4.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.4%2.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.0%4.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.8%0.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.7%1.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%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 4.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos