Topic summary
51%12 analyzed articles/videos19,364 analyzed words
BS Summary: These U S Government And Politics results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Indoctrination, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 5.3% saturation with 4,034 hits. Analysis detected 48,897 faulty-reasoning hits from 76,243 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 12% (20,801 of 23,423 topics). This U S Government And Politics is better (less manipulative) than 88.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510011.2% percentile
1.3% BS Score12 analyzed articles76.2K 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 4.8%4.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.3%5.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.3%2.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.2%4.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.7%2.7%

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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.8%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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