Topic summary
81%11 analyzed articles/videos10,238 analyzed words
BS Summary: These American Identity results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Politically Left Leaning Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 12.4% saturation with 6,247 hits. Analysis detected 55,700 faulty-reasoning hits from 50,573 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 43% (14,106 of 24,576 topics). This American Identity is better (less manipulative) than 57.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

43% percentile
025507510042.6% percentile
2.1% BS Score11 analyzed articles50.6K 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 5.4%5.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.5%5.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.0%10.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 12.3%12.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 7.3%7.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.3%2.3%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.5%4.5%

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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.3%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 2.0%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.4%Straw Man: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate