Keyword summary
73% 11 analyzed articles/videos 7,783 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Smithsonian results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 22.6% saturation with 6,296 hits . Analysis detected 39,670 faulty-reasoning hits from 27,832 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of 51% (18,431 of 37,536 keywords). This Smithsonian is worse (more manipulative) than 50.90% of the peer group. Smithsonian
Keyword details
Total words: 27,832
Article count: 11
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed keywords
51% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 50.9% percentile 2.9% BS Score11 analyzed articles27.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Keyword 22.6% 22.6% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Keyword 11.1% 11.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Keyword 1.6% 1.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Keyword 12.9% 12.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Keyword 4.9% 4.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Keyword 9.9% 9.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Keyword 1.0% 1.0% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Keyword 5.4% 5.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Keyword 1.5% 1.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Keyword 3.0% 3.0% 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: Keyword 11.1%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 22.6%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Keyword 12.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 9.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Keyword 4.9%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Keyword 1.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Keyword 8.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Keyword 7.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Keyword 3.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Keyword 1.0%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Keyword 1.5%, sitewide 6.0% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Keyword 5.5%, sitewide 2.0% Indoctrination: Keyword 5.4%, sitewide 0.0% Anecdotal: Keyword 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Ad Hominem: Keyword 4.8%, sitewide 2.2% Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 0.9%, sitewide 4.6% Straw Man: Keyword 4.6%, sitewide 0.9% Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 1.8%, sitewide 3.7% Begging the Question: Keyword 3.4%, sitewide 1.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 2.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 2.6%, sitewide 3.1% False Dilemma: Keyword 3.1%, sitewide 1.5% Unattributed Quote: Keyword 3.1%, sitewide 1.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 2.9%, sitewide 2.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Keyword rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst