Topic summary
⁠60%1 analyzed article/video1,294 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Transit Policy results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Ad Hominem, and Anecdotal, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 17.6% saturation with 909 hits. Analysis detected 4,861 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,176 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠67% (7,652 of 22,568 topics). This Transit Policy is worse (more manipulative) than 66.10% of the peer group.
Transit Policy
Topic details
Total words: 5,176
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

66% percentile
025507510066.1% percentile
3.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles5.2K 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 5.4%5.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.3%3.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 17.6%17.6%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 10.2%10.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.4%0.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%

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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 15.7%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 17.6%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 11.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 2.2%Availability Heuristic: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 8.1%Anecdotal: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 5.2%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.8%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.5%False Dilemma: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.5%Tu Quoque: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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