Topic summary
64%6 analyzed articles/videos6,163 analyzed words
BS Summary: These American Dream results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Negativity Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 13.6% saturation with 3,707 hits. Analysis detected 30,109 faulty-reasoning hits from 27,254 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 31% (11,042 of 15,878 topics). This American Dream is better (less manipulative) than 69.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

31% percentile
025507510030.5% percentile
2.2% BS Score6 analyzed articles27.3K 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 5.3%5.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.5%3.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.0%7.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 13.6%13.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.6%3.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.7%0.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.2%3.2%

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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 13.6%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 1.4%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate