Topic summary
70%8 analyzed articles/videos9,077 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cultural Traditions results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Indoctrination, and Halo Effect, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 10.6% saturation with 4,575 hits. Analysis detected 33,944 faulty-reasoning hits from 43,156 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (13,639 of 15,267 topics). This Cultural Traditions is better (less manipulative) than 89.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510010.7% percentile
1.6% BS Score8 analyzed articles43.2K 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 4.1%4.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.5%2.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.4%6.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.1%2.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.1%1.1%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%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 4.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.6%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.5%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate