Topic summary
32%2 analyzed articles/videos485 analyzed words
BS Summary: These State Regulation results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Quote-first Misdirection, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 5.2% saturation with 178 hits. Analysis detected 1,437 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,414 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 20% (18,905 of 23,407 topics). This State Regulation is better (less manipulative) than 80.80% of the peer group.
State Regulation
Topic details
Total words: 3,414
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

19% percentile
025507510019.2% percentile
1.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.4K 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 2.5%2.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.2%5.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.2%5.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 0.9%0.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.4%0.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 2.4%2.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 2.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.5%Special Pleading: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.3%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos