Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video872 analyzed words
BS Summary: These American Revolution Bicentennial results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Politically Left Leaning Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 23.6% saturation with 823 hits. Analysis detected 6,151 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,488 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠73% (4,560 of 16,562 topics). This American Revolution Bicentennial is worse (more manipulative) than 72.50% of the peer group.
American Revolution Bicentennial
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠73%American Revolution Bicentennial (selected)5%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 3,488
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

73% percentile
025507510072.5% percentile
4.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 21.2%21.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 18.1%18.1%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 17.7%17.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.7%5.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 23.6%23.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 20.2%20.2%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 5.9%5.9%

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 17.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 23.6%, sitewide 19.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 21.2%, sitewide 2.0%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 20.2%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 18.1%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 6.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 1.9%Indoctrination: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 0.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.8%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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