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Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.rhetoricaudit.com/docs/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

The Rhetoric Audit dashboard gives you a live view of everything you’ve analyzed — aggregate statistics, recent scans, and trend charts that surface patterns across your entire forensic audit library. Visit rhetoricaudit.com/dashboard and sign in to access it.

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.
PanelWhat it shows
Total ScansYour all-time scan count with a mini sparkline of the last 8 days and a weekly counter
Avg EvidenceAverage Evidence Validity Index (%) across all your scans
Avg CredibilityAverage source reliability score out of 10
CreditsYour current credit balance — turns red with a top-up link when 3 or fewer remain
Avg Manipulation RiskAverage Manipulation Risk score (%) flagged High or Low
TransparencyAverage Transparency score (%)
Fallacy RateAverage Fallacy Density Index (%)
Top IdeologyThe dominant ideology label across your scans and the percentage of scans it appears in

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.

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.
3

Paste or enter a URL

Paste the article URL or paste raw article text into the input field, then click Analyze.
4

Review your report

The forensic report opens immediately. It is saved to your scan history automatically.
If you analyze a URL you have scanned before, Rhetoric Audit returns the cached result instantly at no credit cost. See cache hits for details.