Topic summary
⁠99%3 analyzed articles/videos1,954 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Smithsonian Institution results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 23.2% saturation with 1,811 hits. Analysis detected 16,294 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,816 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠82% (4,567 of 24,545 topics). This Smithsonian Institution is worse (more manipulative) than 81.40% of the peer group.
Smithsonian Institution
Topic details
Total words: 7,816
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

81% percentile
025507510081.4% percentile
4.6% BS Score3 analyzed articles7.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 14.9%14.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 18.4%18.4%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Topic 9.3%9.3%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 8.1%8.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 15.3%15.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 7.7%7.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.4%5.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 23.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 23.2%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 18.4%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 13.0%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 15.3%, sitewide 8.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 14.9%, sitewide 1.4%Appeal to Authority: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 11.1%Straw Man: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 0.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Indoctrination: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Ad Hominem: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 2.2%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Begging the Question: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 1.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 0.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%False Dilemma: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 1.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.3%, sitewide 0.8%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos