Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These American Founding Fathers results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Unattributed Quote, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Ambiguity (Equivocation) as the most egregious example at 12.1% saturation with 857 hits. Analysis detected 6,980 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,104 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠0% (0 of 16,562 topics). This American Founding Fathers is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
American Founding Fathers
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
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⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
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⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
⁠0%American Founding Fathers (selected)0%
Topic details
Total words: 7,104
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

0% percentile
02550751000.0% percentile
0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles7.1K 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 1.1%1.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.8%5.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 12.1%12.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 7.0%7.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.8%1.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 7.0%7.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 7.5%7.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%

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: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 12.1%, sitewide 0.8%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 7.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 7.0%, sitewide 3.3%Halo Effect: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 4.6%Burden of Proof: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 0.4%Hindsight Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 1.4%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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