Topic summary
89% 12 analyzed articles/videos 3,790 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Scandal results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Emotion , and Ad Hominem , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 17% saturation with 3,320 hits . Analysis detected 24,350 faulty-reasoning hits from 19,552 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 52% (10,806 of 22,341 topics). This Political Scandal is worse (more manipulative) than 51.60% of the peer group. Political Scandal
Topic details
Total words: 19,552
Article count: 12
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
52% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 51.6% percentile 2.5% BS Score12 analyzed articles19.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 7.2% 7.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.7% 2.7% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 13.1% 13.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 8.7% 8.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.4% 0.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 0.4% 0.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Topic 7.2% 7.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.7% 1.7% 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 7.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 17.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.1%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 7.5% Ad Hominem: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 2.2% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 1.4% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Burden of Proof: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.4% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst