Topic summary
66% 149 analyzed articles/videos 127,290 analyzed words
BS Summary: These History results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 6% saturation with 36,706 hits . Analysis detected 427,787 faulty-reasoning hits from 613,631 analyzed words across 148 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 11% (19,531 of 21,763 topics). This History is better (less manipulative) than 89.70% of the peer group. History
Topic details
Total words: 613,631
Article count: 148
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
10% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 10.3% percentile 1.3% BS Score148 analyzed articles613.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 4.8% 4.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 5.8% 5.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.6% 2.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.6% 0.6% 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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst