Topic summary
⁠60%4 analyzed articles/videos5,386 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Historical Analysis results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Indoctrination, and Biased Writer Voice, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 6.5% saturation with 1,396 hits. Analysis detected 16,058 faulty-reasoning hits from 21,544 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠21% (19,087 of 23,979 topics). This Historical Analysis is better (less manipulative) than 79.60% of the peer group.
Historical Analysis

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

20% percentile
025507510020.4% percentile
1.5% BS Score4 analyzed articles21.5K 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 2.7%2.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.3%4.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.5%6.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.1%5.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.8%2.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%

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 2.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.7%False Dilemma: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.4%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos