Topic summary
41% 5 analyzed articles/videos 3,500 analyzed words
BS Summary: These America results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Negativity Bias , and Biased Writer Voice , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 10.1% saturation with 1,510 hits . Analysis detected 14,052 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,003 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 22% (12,813 of 16,289 topics). This America is better (less manipulative) than 78.70% of the peer group. America
Topic details
Total words: 15,003
Article count: 5
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
21% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 21.3% percentile 2.0% BS Score5 analyzed articles15K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 9.8% 9.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 5.7% 5.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.9% 4.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.4% 2.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.9% 4.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.2% 1.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 4.8% 4.8% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 0.3% 0.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 10.1% 10.1% 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 9.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 11.1% Optimism Bias: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 6.0% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 5.2% Indoctrination: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 0.0% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.4% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0% Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst