Topic summary
⁠18%1 analyzed article/video1,121 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Arlington County Politics results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Availability Heuristic, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7% saturation with 312 hits. Analysis detected 2,317 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,484 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠31% (16,993 of 24,545 topics). This Arlington County Politics is better (less manipulative) than 69.20% of the peer group.
Arlington County Politics
Topic details
Total words: 4,484
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

31% percentile
025507510030.8% percentile
1.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.5K 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 1.1%1.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.0%7.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.4%5.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.9%0.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.9%1.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 1.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.3%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 2.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.7%Indoctrination: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.0%False Dilemma: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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