Topic summary
60% 71 analyzed articles/videos 69,011 analyzed words
BS Summary: These American History results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Emotion , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 10.7% saturation with 36,792 hits . Analysis detected 362,619 faulty-reasoning hits from 343,193 analyzed words across 71 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 22% (12,951 of 16,562 topics). This American History is better (less manipulative) than 78.20% of the peer group. American History
Topic details
Total words: 343,193
Article count: 71
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
22% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 21.8% percentile 2.0% BS Score71 analyzed articles343.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 5.1% 5.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 8.2% 8.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 6.6% 6.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.1% 4.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 10.7% 10.7% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 4.6% 4.6% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.4% 0.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 3.2% 3.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% 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 5.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6% Indoctrination: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 0.0% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.0% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.4% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% False Dilemma: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst