Keyword summary
87% 6 analyzed articles/videos 6,117 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Smithsonian Institution results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Biased Writer Voice , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 18.6% saturation with 4,038 hits . Analysis detected 35,847 faulty-reasoning hits from 21,743 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.3% and a BS Rank of 60% (14,991 of 36,899 keywords). This Smithsonian Institution is worse (more manipulative) than 59.40% of the peer group. Smithsonian Institution
Keyword details
Total words: 21,743
Article count: 6
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Ranking context Position among analyzed keywords
59% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 59.4% percentile 3.3% BS Score6 analyzed articles21.7K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Keyword SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Keyword 15.5% 15.5% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Keyword 10.8% 10.8% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Keyword 17.9% 17.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Keyword 4.2% 4.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Keyword 2.5% 2.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Keyword 9.5% 9.5% Straw Man Sitewide 0.9% Keyword 6.6% 6.6% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Keyword 5.0% 5.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Keyword 2.1% 2.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Keyword 1.5% 1.5% 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: Keyword 17.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Keyword 18.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 9.5%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 15.5%, sitewide 5.3% Hasty Generalization: Keyword 12.3%, sitewide 8.1% Appeal to Authority: Keyword 4.2%, sitewide 11.1% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Keyword 10.8%, sitewide 1.4% Availability Heuristic: Keyword 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Keyword 7.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Keyword 3.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Keyword 2.1%, sitewide 6.7% Straw Man: Keyword 6.6%, sitewide 0.9% Optimism Bias: Keyword 1.5%, sitewide 6.0% Unattributed Quote: Keyword 5.4%, sitewide 1.1% Anecdotal: Keyword 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Indoctrination: Keyword 5.0%, sitewide 0.0% Ad Hominem: Keyword 4.7%, sitewide 2.2% Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Begging the Question: Keyword 4.4%, sitewide 1.7% False Dilemma: Keyword 4.1%, sitewide 1.5% Anchoring Bias: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Keyword 3.3%, sitewide 0.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 2.6%, sitewide 3.3% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Keyword rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst