Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video3,295 analyzed words
BS Summary: These American Studies results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Overconfidence Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 14.6% saturation with 1,922 hits. Analysis detected 5,751 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,180 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠4% (16,009 of 16,562 topics). This American Studies is better (less manipulative) than 96.70% of the peer group.
American Studies
Topic details
Total words: 13,180
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

3% percentile
02550751003.3% percentile
1.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles13.2K 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 3.0%3.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.1%0.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 14.6%14.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 14.6%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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