Topic summary
⁠82%1 analyzed article/video1,772 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Political Definitions results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Ad Hominem, Indoctrination, and Biased Writer Voice, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 11.7% saturation with 832 hits. Analysis detected 5,796 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,088 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠50% (12,053 of 23,839 topics). This Political Definitions is better (less manipulative) than 50.60% of the peer group.
Political Definitions
Topic details
Total words: 7,088
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

49% percentile
025507510049.4% percentile
2.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles7.1K 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 4.3%4.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.0%5.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.4%3.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.2%6.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 6.7%6.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%

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 4.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Ad Hominem: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.0%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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