Topic summary
33%2 analyzed articles/videos741 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mlb History results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Appeal to Emotion, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 11.1% saturation with 291 hits. Analysis detected 1,650 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,624 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 47% (11,987 of 22,296 topics). This Mlb History is better (less manipulative) than 53.80% of the peer group.
Mlb History
Topic details
Total words: 2,624
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

46% percentile
025507510046.2% percentile
2.3% BS Score2 analyzed articles2.6K 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 0.4%0.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.0%1.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.5%4.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.3%0.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.9%4.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.7%0.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 11.1%11.1%

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 0.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Topic 11.1%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.2%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Composition/Division: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.2%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Primacy Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.9%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate