Topic summary
0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Colonial America results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Representativeness Heuristic, Negativity Bias, and Framing Effect, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 3.9% saturation with 133 hits. Analysis detected 1,091 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,448 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 16,562 topics). This Colonial America is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
Colonial America
Topic details
Total words: 3,448
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

0% percentile
02550751000.0% percentile
0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.4K 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 3.2%3.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.8%0.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.8%1.8%

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 3.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.1%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Middle Ground: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.1%Composition/Division: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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