Topic summary
52% 67 analyzed articles/videos 51,966 analyzed words
BS Summary: These State Politics results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Appeal to Emotion , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.1% saturation with 17,208 hits . Analysis detected 159,286 faulty-reasoning hits from 240,943 analyzed words across 67 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 11% (21,299 of 23,745 topics). This State Politics is better (less manipulative) than 89.70% of the peer group. State Politics
Topic details
Total words: 240,943
Article count: 67
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
10% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 10.3% percentile 1.2% BS Score67 analyzed articles240.9K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 7.1% 7.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 6.5% 6.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.2% 4.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.0% 2.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.4% 1.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.6% 3.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.0% 1.0% 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 7.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.4% Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst