Topic summary
66%6 analyzed articles/videos5,954 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Us Law results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Politically Left Leaning Bias, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 15.6% saturation with 4,037 hits. Analysis detected 25,000 faulty-reasoning hits from 25,904 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 34% (15,334 of 22,948 topics). This Us Law is better (less manipulative) than 66.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

33% percentile
025507510033.2% percentile
1.9% BS Score6 analyzed articles25.9K 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 5.3%5.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 15.6%15.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.0%12.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 7.6%7.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 15.6%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 8.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 2.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 2.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate