Topic summary
⁠29%2 analyzed articles/videos1,246 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Historical Discoveries results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Appeal to Emotion, and Politically Right Leaning Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 402 hits. Analysis detected 3,073 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,507 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠49% (12,630 of 24,545 topics). This Historical Discoveries is better (less manipulative) than 51.50% of the peer group.
Historical Discoveries
Topic details
Total words: 4,507
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

49% percentile
025507510048.5% percentile
2.4% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.5K 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 4.1%4.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.8%2.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.2%5.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.9%1.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.7%6.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.9%1.9%

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 4.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.4%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.8%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Red Herring: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos