Topic summary
⁠7%1 analyzed article/video1,548 analyzed words
BS Summary: These African Culture results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, In-Group Bias, and Halo Effect, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 4.5% saturation with 280 hits. Analysis detected 1,309 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,192 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠3% (22,336 of 22,974 topics). This African Culture is better (less manipulative) than 97.20% of the peer group.
African Culture
Topic details
Total words: 6,192
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

3% percentile
02550751002.8% percentile
0.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles6.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.3%0.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.8%0.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.2%0.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.3%2.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.8%0.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.4%0.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.8%2.8%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.4%, sitewide 0.8%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 0.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos