Topic summary
⁠63%1 analyzed article/video1,041 analyzed words
BS Summary: These US Senate Confirmation Process results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Ad Hominem, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 17.4% saturation with 725 hits. Analysis detected 3,316 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,164 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠39% (13,281 of 21,647 topics). This US Senate Confirmation Process is better (less manipulative) than 61.40% of the peer group.
US Senate Confirmation Process
Topic details
Total words: 4,164
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

39% percentile
025507510038.6% percentile
2.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.2K 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 5.3%5.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.5%6.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.1%0.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 12.5%12.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 6.3%6.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%

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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 17.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.5%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 2.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.5%Genetic Fallacy: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.4%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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