Topic summary
45% 1 analyzed article/video 2,468 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Chicago Mayoral Election results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Authority , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 7.7% saturation with 761 hits . Analysis detected 3,948 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,872 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 10% (20,277 of 22,421 topics). This Chicago Mayoral Election is better (less manipulative) than 90.40% of the peer group. Chicago Mayoral Election
Topic details
Total words: 9,872
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
10% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 9.6% percentile 1.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles9.9K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 7.6% 7.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 4.9% 4.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 0.3% 0.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 0.9% 0.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.5% 0.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 0.3% 0.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.1% 1.1% 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 7.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 8.1% Halo Effect: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 6.7% Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.5% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.4% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst