Topic summary
⁠5%1 analyzed article/video987 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Polling Locations results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Biased Writer Voice, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 4.3% saturation with 170 hits. Analysis detected 822 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,948 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠20% (19,743 of 24,549 topics). This Polling Locations is better (less manipulative) than 80.40% of the peer group.
Polling Locations
Topic details
Total words: 3,948
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

20% percentile
025507510019.6% percentile
1.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.9K 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 3.9%3.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.9%1.9%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 1.7%1.7%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 3.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Indoctrination: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.0%False Dilemma: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.1%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 0.3%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos