Topic summary
53% 9 analyzed articles/videos 4,338 analyzed words
BS Summary: These State Legislature results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Negativity Bias , and Biased Writer Voice , with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 4.2% saturation with 1,221 hits . Analysis detected 14,395 faulty-reasoning hits from 29,263 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 1% and a BS Rank of 5% (22,624 of 23,647 topics). This State Legislature is better (less manipulative) than 95.70% of the peer group. State Legislature
Topic details
Total words: 29,263
Article count: 9
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
4% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 4.3% percentile 1.0% BS Score9 analyzed articles29.3K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 3.9% 3.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 3.7% 3.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.7% 2.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.9% 1.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.2% 1.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.2% 1.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 0.5% 0.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 4.2% 4.2% 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 3.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.0% Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst