Topic summary
71%3 analyzed articles/videos4,637 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mass Incarceration results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Negativity Bias, and Framing Effect, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 11.3% saturation with 2,099 hits. Analysis detected 17,686 faulty-reasoning hits from 18,548 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 38% (15,176 of 24,442 topics). This Mass Incarceration is better (less manipulative) than 62.10% of the peer group.
Mass Incarceration
Topic details
Total words: 18,548
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

38% percentile
025507510037.9% percentile
2.0% BS Score3 analyzed articles18.5K 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 5.9%5.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.2%4.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.8%8.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.6%9.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.2%0.2%

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 5.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 11.3%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 2.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6%False Dilemma: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 1.5%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Indoctrination: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate