What you see on the dashboard home
The dashboard home loads four data sets each time you visit: your all-time statistics, your five most recent analyses, a 30-day scan activity chart, and a 30-day manipulation risk trend. Every panel updates automatically whenever you complete a new analysis.Stats panels
Six metric cards sit at the top of the page and summarize your scanning history at a glance.Activity chart
The main chart overlays two area lines over the last 30 days: Scans (blue) shows daily scan volume, and Risk % (amber) shows the average manipulation risk score for that day. Use this chart to spot spikes — a high-risk day where you ran many scans can indicate a news cycle worth investigating further.Risk split donut
A small donut chart beside the activity chart breaks your most recent scans into three severity bands:- Low — Manipulation Risk below 40%
- Med — Manipulation Risk 40–69%
- High — Manipulation Risk 70% and above
Recent scans panel
The five most recent analyses appear in the right-hand column, each showing the article title, manipulation risk badge, dominant ideology tag, intellectual depth label, and time elapsed since the scan. Select View all → to open the full scan history.Navigating the dashboard
Scan History
Browse, filter, and re-open every analysis you have ever run.
Analytics
Deep-dive charts: daily scan volume, manipulation risk trend, ideology distribution, and risk-band histograms across your entire library.
Credits & Billing
Check your credit balance, purchase top-up packs, and review payment history.
Settings
Update your display name, configure low-credit and scan-completion email alerts, and manage your account.
The Intelligence Brief section is accessible from the main site navigation. Each Intelligence Brief costs 2 credits and delivers a cross-platform narrative analysis across news, social, and the open web. See the Intelligence Brief concept page for details.
Starting a new analysis
The fastest way to analyze an article is via the Chrome extension — open any news page and click the Rhetoric Audit icon. You can also start an analysis directly from the dashboard.1
Open the dashboard
Go to rhetoricaudit.com/dashboard. You must be signed in.
2
Select New Analysis
Click the New Analysis button in the top navigation bar. This opens the web analyzer.
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Paste or enter a URL
Paste the article URL or paste raw article text into the input field, then click Analyze.
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Review your report
The forensic report opens immediately. It is saved to your scan history automatically.
Related pages
- Scan History — find and re-open past analyses
- Credits & Billing — understand credit usage and purchase packs
