Topic summary
⁠6%1 analyzed article/video2,346 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Genealogical Research results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.3% saturation with 516 hits. Analysis detected 2,479 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,038 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠3% (16,209 of 16,562 topics). This Genealogical Research is better (less manipulative) than 97.90% of the peer group.
Genealogical Research
Topic details
Total words: 7,038
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

2% percentile
02550751002.1% percentile
1.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles7K 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 0.4%0.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.3%7.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.0%2.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.1%0.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 0.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.4%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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