Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,572 analyzed words
BS Summary: These American Optimism results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Optimism Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 13.2% saturation with 833 hits. Analysis detected 7,952 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,288 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of ⁠51% (8,132 of 16,562 topics). This American Optimism is worse (more manipulative) than 50.90% of the peer group.
American Optimism
Topic details
Total words: 6,288
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

51% percentile
025507510050.9% percentile
3.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles6.3K 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 1.5%1.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.9%5.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.5%12.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 12.4%12.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.4%1.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.8%5.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 13.3%13.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.3%10.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 1.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 13.3%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 12.4%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.3%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 6.7%Indoctrination: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 0.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 2.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.5%Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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