Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos3,254 analyzed words
BS Summary: These 250th Anniversary results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Authority, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 19.7% saturation with 2,568 hits. Analysis detected 15,234 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,016 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠37% (10,586 of 16,562 topics). This 250th Anniversary is better (less manipulative) than 63.90% of the peer group.
250th Anniversary
Topic details
Total words: 13,016
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

36% percentile
025507510036.1% percentile
2.4% BS Score2 analyzed articles13K 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 4.6%4.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 19.7%19.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.8%5.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.4%10.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.2%0.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.4%6.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.9%2.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.2%4.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.7%2.7%

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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 19.7%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 2.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.1%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.5%Recency Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos