Topic summary
⁠7%1 analyzed article/video804 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Boulder History results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Optimism Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 4.4% saturation with 140 hits. Analysis detected 740 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,216 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠20% (18,119 of 22,627 topics). This Boulder History is better (less manipulative) than 80.10% of the peer group.
Boulder History
Topic details
Total words: 3,216
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

20% percentile
025507510019.9% percentile
1.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.2K 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 1.1%1.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.7%0.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.3%2.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.1%1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 0.6%0.6%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Topic 0.5%0.5%

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 1.1%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos