Topic summary
65% 10 analyzed articles/videos 4,307 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Washington D.c. results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.2% saturation with 1,971 hits . Analysis detected 20,394 faulty-reasoning hits from 21,532 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 36% (14,458 of 22,513 topics). This Washington D.c. is better (less manipulative) than 64.20% of the peer group. Washington D.c.
Topic details
Total words: 21,532
Article count: 10
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
36% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 35.8% percentile 2.0% BS Score10 analyzed articles21.5K 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 8.6% 8.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 9.2% 9.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 6.6% 6.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.2% 3.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.9% 2.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.1% 3.1% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 3.4% 3.4% 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 8.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 3.7% Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.8% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.4% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst