Topic summary
78%1 analyzed article/video1,526 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Public Debate results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Biased Writer Voice, and Out-Group Homogeneity Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 19.6% saturation with 1,194 hits. Analysis detected 8,853 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,104 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.2% and a BS Rank of 68% (7,965 of 24,576 topics). This Public Debate is worse (more manipulative) than 67.60% of the peer group.
Public Debate
Topic details
Total words: 6,104
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

68% percentile
025507510067.6% percentile
3.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles6.1K 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 1.9%1.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 14.1%14.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 14.2%14.2%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 8.4%8.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 6.1%6.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.5%2.5%

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 1.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 19.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 14.2%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 14.1%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 3.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 1.4%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 1.1%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 2.0%Straw Man: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 0.9%Burden of Proof: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 0.4%Tu Quoque: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.2%Recency Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.7%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 2.7%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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