Topic summary
88%10 analyzed articles/videos9,007 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nostalgia results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Anecdotal, and Appeal to Emotion, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 9.2% saturation with 5,355 hits. Analysis detected 49,692 faulty-reasoning hits from 58,342 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 23% (17,352 of 22,304 topics). This Nostalgia is better (less manipulative) than 77.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

22% percentile
025507510022.2% percentile
1.6% BS Score10 analyzed articles58.3K 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 4.6%4.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.1%5.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.2%9.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.9%3.9%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Anecdotal: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 5.2%Halo Effect: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate