Topic summary
30% 18 analyzed articles/videos 12,095 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Archaeology results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Appeal to Emotion , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 3,879 hits . Analysis detected 45,059 faulty-reasoning hits from 58,984 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 8% (13,947 of 15,142 topics). This Archaeology is better (less manipulative) than 92.10% of the peer group. Archaeology
Topic details
Total words: 58,984
Article count: 18
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
8% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 7.9% percentile 1.5% BS Score18 analyzed articles59K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 4.6% 4.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.8% 4.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 6.6% 6.6% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Topic 4.5% 4.5% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias Sitewide 3.1% Topic 0.1% 0.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 5.2% 5.2% 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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 4.6% Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 1.1% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.8% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst