Topic summary
⁠71%1 analyzed article/video750 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Democratic Process results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 15.8% saturation with 475 hits. Analysis detected 2,888 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,000 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠73% (5,838 of 21,652 topics). This Democratic Process is worse (more manipulative) than 73.00% of the peer group.
Democratic Process
Topic details
Total words: 3,000
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

73% percentile
025507510073.0% percentile
3.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles3K 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 6.5%6.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 12.8%12.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 7.6%7.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.9%0.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 15.8%15.8%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 4.1%4.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 2.7%2.7%

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 6.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 15.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.8%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 8.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 7.6%, sitewide 3.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 7.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.1%False Dilemma: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.8%Begging the Question: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Indoctrination: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.4%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.3%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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