Topic summary
⁠8%3 analyzed articles/videos1,624 analyzed words
BS Summary: These On This Day results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.9% saturation with 1,201 hits. Analysis detected 2,317 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,020 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠10% (20,387 of 22,501 topics). This On This Day is better (less manipulative) than 90.60% of the peer group.
On This Day
Topic details
Total words: 11,020
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751009.4% percentile
1.2% BS Score3 analyzed articles11K 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 1.3%1.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.3%0.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.9%10.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.0%1.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 2.1%2.1%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 0.2%0.2%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Topic 0.1%0.1%

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 1.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.1%Primacy Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.9%Burden of Proof: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 0.4%Indoctrination: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos