Topic summary
95% 23 analyzed articles/videos 18,990 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Press Freedom results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Biased Writer Voice , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.2% saturation with 9,295 hits . Analysis detected 91,396 faulty-reasoning hits from 91,464 analyzed words across 23 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 35% (14,991 of 22,779 topics). This Press Freedom is better (less manipulative) than 65.80% of the peer group. Press Freedom
Topic details
Total words: 91,464
Article count: 23
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
34% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 34.2% percentile 1.9% BS Score23 analyzed articles91.5K 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 9.3% 9.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 10.2% 10.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 7.8% 7.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.4% 3.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Topic 7.1% 7.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 4.0% 4.0% 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 9.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 8.1% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 5.3% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 2.0% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Slippery Slope: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.7% Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst