Topic summary
93% 11 analyzed articles/videos 3,312 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scandal results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 21.2% saturation with 3,913 hits . Analysis detected 24,656 faulty-reasoning hits from 18,421 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 53% (10,627 of 22,261 topics). This Scandal is worse (more manipulative) than 52.30% of the peer group. Scandal
Topic details
Total words: 18,421
Article count: 11
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
52% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 52.3% percentile 2.6% BS Score11 analyzed articles18.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 10.2% 10.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 14.1% 14.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.8% 0.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 10.0% 10.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 0.4% 0.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Topic 4.1% 4.1% 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 10.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 21.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.0%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 14.1%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Anecdotal: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 5.2% Optimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.0% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.1% Ad Hominem: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 2.2% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Burden of Proof: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.4% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst