Topic summary
73%1 analyzed article/video354 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Standoffs results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Ad Hominem, Appeal to Authority, and False Dilemma, with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 23.2% saturation with 328 hits. Analysis detected 2,289 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,416 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 7.3% and a BS Rank of 91% (2,216 of 23,519 topics). This Political Standoffs is worse (more manipulative) than 90.60% of the peer group.
Political Standoffs
Topic details
Total words: 1,416
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

91% percentile
025507510090.6% percentile
7.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.4K 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 5.7%5.7%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 21.8%21.8%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 23.2%23.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.8%4.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.1%6.1%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 10.9%10.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 7.8%7.8%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 5.4%5.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.2%10.2%

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 5.7%, sitewide 26.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 23.2%, sitewide 3.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 21.8%, sitewide 2.2%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 11.9%, sitewide 11.1%False Dilemma: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 1.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 8.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 1.4%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 6.0%Halo Effect: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 6.7%Bandwagon: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 2.2%Burden of Proof: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 0.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 2.7%Horn Effect: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 1.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 2.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.1%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 0.3%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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