Topic summary
⁠28%4 analyzed articles/videos2,720 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Prehistory results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Authority, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 719 hits. Analysis detected 6,452 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,880 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠23% (19,087 of 24,545 topics). This Prehistory is better (less manipulative) than 77.80% of the peer group.
Prehistory
Topic details
Total words: 10,880
Article count: 4
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

22% percentile
025507510022.2% percentile
1.6% BS Score4 analyzed articles10.9K 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 3.5%3.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.1%2.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.6%0.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%

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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos