Topic summary
⁠52%2 analyzed articles/videos2,354 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Debate results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 8.6% saturation with 806 hits. Analysis detected 7,017 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,416 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠31% (17,056 of 24,541 topics). This Political Debate is better (less manipulative) than 69.50% of the peer group.
Political Debate
Topic details
Total words: 9,416
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

31% percentile
025507510030.5% percentile
1.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles9.4K 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 3.3%3.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.3%8.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.5%0.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.7%7.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 3.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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