Topic summary
86% 20 analyzed articles/videos 14,274 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Midterm Election results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 12% saturation with 6,429 hits . Analysis detected 54,327 faulty-reasoning hits from 53,570 analyzed words across 20 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 35% (14,598 of 22,443 topics). This Midterm Election is better (less manipulative) than 65.00% of the peer group. Midterm Election
Topic details
Total words: 53,570
Article count: 20
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35% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 35.0% percentile 2.0% BS Score20 analyzed articles53.6K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 12.0% 12.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 8.5% 8.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 8.5% 8.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 5.0% 5.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.4% 3.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 2.4% 2.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.4% 2.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 4.3% 4.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.6% 1.6% 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 12.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.9%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 2.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.4% Bandwagon: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst