Topic summary
78% 69 analyzed articles/videos 65,031 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Texas results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.3% saturation with 20,210 hits . Analysis detected 161,342 faulty-reasoning hits from 276,971 analyzed words across 69 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 7% (22,996 of 24,575 topics). This Texas is better (less manipulative) than 93.60% of the peer group. Texas
Topic details
Total words: 276,971
Article count: 69
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
6% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 6.4% percentile 1.1% BS Score69 analyzed articles277K 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 5.2% 5.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 7.3% 7.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.2% 5.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.0% 2.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.5% 1.5% 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 5.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst