Topic summary
⁠17%1 analyzed article/video769 analyzed words
BS Summary: These British History results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Appeal to Emotion, and Politically Right Leaning Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 11.5% saturation with 355 hits. Analysis detected 2,754 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,076 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠53% (7,890 of 16,562 topics). This British History is worse (more manipulative) than 52.40% of the peer group.
British History
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 3,076
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

52% percentile
025507510052.4% percentile
3.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.1K 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 4.3%4.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.1%3.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.8%6.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 11.5%11.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 6.0%6.0%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.6%4.6%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 4.9%4.9%

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 4.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.5%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 1.4%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 0.5%Indoctrination: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Red Herring: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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