Topic summary
⁠72%1 analyzed article/video1,430 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Fresno History results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Halo Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 21.4% saturation with 918 hits. Analysis detected 4,114 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,290 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠52% (7,609 of 15,832 topics). This Fresno History is worse (more manipulative) than 51.90% of the peer group.
Fresno History
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠52%Fresno History (selected)4%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 4,290
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

52% percentile
025507510051.9% percentile
3.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.3K 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 3.4%3.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.2%2.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 21.4%21.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 9.6%9.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 5.0%5.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.6%5.6%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%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 3.4%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 21.4%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 11.1%Anecdotal: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 5.2%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 6.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 5.0%, sitewide 0.8%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.0%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos