Topic summary
⁠40%1 analyzed article/video655 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Proposed Legislation results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Negativity Bias, with Slippery Slope as the most egregious example at 10.8% saturation with 283 hits. Analysis detected 1,708 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,620 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of ⁠63% (9,079 of 23,947 topics). This Proposed Legislation is worse (more manipulative) than 62.10% of the peer group.
Proposed Legislation
Topic details
Total words: 2,620
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

62% percentile
025507510062.1% percentile
3.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.6K 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 8.4%8.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.8%6.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Topic 10.8%10.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.1%9.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 8.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 1.7%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 1.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Begging the Question: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.1%Composition/Division: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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