Topic summary
⁠52%2 analyzed articles/videos1,912 analyzed words
BS Summary: These American Ideals results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Halo Effect, and Optimism Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 12.1% saturation with 841 hits. Analysis detected 8,556 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,955 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠46% (8,816 of 16,325 topics). This American Ideals is better (less manipulative) than 54.00% of the peer group.
American Ideals
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 6,955
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

46% percentile
025507510046.0% percentile
2.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles7K 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 5.7%5.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.8%4.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 12.1%12.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.6%5.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 10.7%10.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 5.5%5.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.5%1.5%

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 5.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 6.7%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.9%Indoctrination: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 1.1%Anecdotal: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.0%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.4%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos