Topic summary
⁠9%3 analyzed articles/videos3,393 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Chicago History results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 7.1% saturation with 1,049 hits. Analysis detected 11,243 faulty-reasoning hits from 14,702 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠16% (13,908 of 16,562 topics). This Chicago History is better (less manipulative) than 84.00% of the peer group.
Chicago History
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 14,702
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

16% percentile
025507510016.0% percentile
1.8% BS Score3 analyzed articles14.7K 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 1.7%1.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.9%3.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.8%5.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.5%1.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.2%2.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.3%3.3%

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 1.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 5.2%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.4%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos