Topic summary
⁠97%1 analyzed article/video67 analyzed words
BS Summary: These American Icons results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 46.6% saturation with 125 hits. Analysis detected 607 faulty-reasoning hits from 268 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 25.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠100% (123 of 22,501 topics). This American Icons is worse (more manipulative) than 99.50% of the peer group.
American Icons
Topic details
Total words: 268
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

100% percentile
025507510099.5% percentile
25.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles268 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 46.6%46.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 43.3%43.3%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 21.6%21.6%Red HerringSitewide 0.7%Topic 21.6%21.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 21.6%21.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 21.6%21.6%Primacy EffectSitewide 0.9%Topic 3.4%3.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 21.6%21.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 25.0%25.0%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 46.6%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 43.3%, sitewide 11.1%Framing Effect: Topic 25.0%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 21.6%, sitewide 15.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 21.6%, sitewide 0.5%Halo Effect: Topic 21.6%, sitewide 6.7%Negativity Bias: Topic 21.6%, sitewide 19.2%Red Herring: Topic 21.6%, sitewide 0.7%Primacy Effect: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateTopic rate

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