Topic summary
38% 15 analyzed articles/videos 8,666 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Washington results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Authority , and Availability Heuristic , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.3% saturation with 2,102 hits . Analysis detected 18,134 faulty-reasoning hits from 33,598 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 9% (22,581 of 24,569 topics). This Washington is better (less manipulative) than 91.90% of the peer group. Washington
Topic details
Total words: 33,598
Article count: 15
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
8% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 8.1% percentile 1.1% BS Score15 analyzed articles33.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 6.3% 6.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.1% 4.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.3% 0.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.2% 0.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.0% 1.0% 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 5.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.1% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst