Topic summary
⁠81%1 analyzed article/video228 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Sesquicentennial results contain 16 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, In-Group Bias, and Indoctrination, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 28.1% saturation with 256 hits. Analysis detected 1,304 faulty-reasoning hits from 912 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 8.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠94% (1,571 of 23,336 topics). This Sesquicentennial is worse (more manipulative) than 93.30% of the peer group.
Sesquicentennial
Topic details
Total words: 912
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

93% percentile
025507510093.3% percentile
8.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles912 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 26.3%26.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 28.1%28.1%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 7.9%7.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 16.8%16.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 16.9%16.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 15.1%15.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 10.4%10.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.4%2.4%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 28.1%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 26.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 26.3%, sitewide 0.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 16.9%, sitewide 6.9%Indoctrination: Topic 16.8%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 15.1%, sitewide 6.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.5%Primacy Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateTopic rate

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