Topic summary
⁠88%4 analyzed articles/videos4,219 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Polling results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Negativity Bias, and Pessimism Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 23.1% saturation with 3,349 hits. Analysis detected 15,946 faulty-reasoning hits from 14,496 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠50% (11,555 of 22,978 topics). This Polling is better (less manipulative) than 50.30% of the peer group.
Polling
Topic details
Total words: 14,496
Article count: 4
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

50% percentile
025507510049.7% percentile
2.4% BS Score4 analyzed articles14.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.4%3.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.8%11.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 12.4%12.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.3%0.3%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 6.0%6.0%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 23.1%23.1%

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 23.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.4%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 1.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.2%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos