Topic summary
⁠31%5 analyzed articles/videos3,828 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cultural History results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Negativity Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 6.2% saturation with 1,456 hits. Analysis detected 13,341 faulty-reasoning hits from 23,519 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠3% (16,094 of 16,558 topics). This Cultural History is better (less manipulative) than 97.20% of the peer group.
Cultural History
Topic details
Total words: 23,519
Article count: 5
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

3% percentile
02550751002.8% percentile
1.2% BS Score5 analyzed articles23.5K 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 2.7%2.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.4%2.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.7%1.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.7%2.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.0%1.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%

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 2.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos