Topic summary
39% 1 analyzed article/video 890 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Portland Politics results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Unattributed Quote , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 26.6% saturation with 946 hits . Analysis detected 2,355 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,560 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 56% (10,634 of 23,727 topics). This Portland Politics is worse (more manipulative) than 55.20% of the peer group. Portland Politics
Topic details
Total words: 3,560
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
55% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 55.2% percentile 2.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 26.6% 26.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.4% 2.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 9.3% 9.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 0.6% 0.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 0.5% 0.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 4.6% 4.6% 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 1.8%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 26.6%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 8.1% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6% Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.1% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.5% Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.9% False Dilemma: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.5% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.8% Burden of Proof: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.4% Indoctrination: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.0% Personal Incredulity: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 0.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst