Topic summary
65% 45 analyzed articles/videos 52,500 analyzed words
BS Summary: These State Legislation results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion , Negativity Bias , and Optimism Bias , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 13,134 hits . Analysis detected 117,373 faulty-reasoning hits from 204,773 analyzed words across 45 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 6% (22,319 of 23,726 topics). This State Legislation is better (less manipulative) than 94.10% of the peer group. State Legislation
Topic details
Total words: 204,773
Article count: 45
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
6% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 5.9% percentile 1.1% BS Score45 analyzed articles204.8K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 6.4% 6.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 5.0% 5.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.8% 0.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 1.6% 1.6% 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 6.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst