Topic summary
32%7 analyzed articles/videos4,754 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Film History results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Negativity Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 11.7% saturation with 4,357 hits. Analysis detected 29,454 faulty-reasoning hits from 37,211 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 13% (14,413 of 16,558 topics). This Film History is better (less manipulative) than 87.00% of the peer group.
Film History
Topic ranking list

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

13% percentile
025507510013.0% percentile
1.7% BS Score7 analyzed articles37.2K 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 8.5%8.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.9%5.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 11.7%11.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 8.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate