Topic summary
⁠19%1 analyzed article/video985 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Austin History results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Optimism Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 6.5% saturation with 255 hits. Analysis detected 2,129 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,940 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠39% (15,129 of 24,545 topics). This Austin History is better (less manipulative) than 61.60% of the peer group.
Austin History
Topic details
Total words: 3,940
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

38% percentile
025507510038.4% percentile
2.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.9K 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 6.5%6.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.3%3.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.8%1.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.5%2.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.6%1.6%

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 6.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.2%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.8%False Dilemma: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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