Topic summary
⁠45%1 analyzed article/video302 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Colorado's 150th Birthday results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Authority, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 10.2% saturation with 123 hits. Analysis detected 865 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,208 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4% and a BS Rank of ⁠76% (5,724 of 23,832 topics). This Colorado's 150th Birthday is worse (more manipulative) than 76.00% of the peer group.
Colorado's 150th Birthday
Topic details
Total words: 1,208
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

76% percentile
025507510076.0% percentile
4.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.2K 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 4.3%4.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 10.2%10.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.3%6.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 9.8%9.8%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 3.5%3.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.7%1.7%

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 4.3%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 11.1%Indoctrination: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 6.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 6.7%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Bandwagon: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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