Topic summary
0%6 analyzed articles/videos3,146 analyzed words
BS Summary: These American Independence results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination, In-Group Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 11.2% saturation with 2,499 hits. Analysis detected 23,085 faulty-reasoning hits from 22,240 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 34% (10,692 of 16,107 topics). This American Independence is better (less manipulative) than 66.40% of the peer group.
American Independence
Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

34% percentile
025507510033.6% percentile
2.3% BS Score6 analyzed articles22.2K 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 6.5%6.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.2%2.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 8.7%8.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.8%7.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 5.7%5.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.1%0.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.9%3.9%

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 6.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Indoctrination: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 0.0%In-Group Bias: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 6.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.0%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 1.4%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate