Topic summary
⁠28%1 analyzed article/video503 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Background Checks results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Appeal to Emotion, and Halo Effect, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.6% saturation with 234 hits. Analysis detected 888 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,012 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠43% (12,757 of 22,214 topics). This Background Checks is better (less manipulative) than 57.40% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 2,012
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

43% percentile
025507510042.6% percentile
2.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.6%0.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 11.6%11.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.9%2.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.9%2.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%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 11.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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