Topic summary
0%5 analyzed articles/videos4,586 analyzed words
BS Summary: These George Washington results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 6.5% saturation with 1,305 hits. Analysis detected 15,092 faulty-reasoning hits from 19,956 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 16% (13,752 of 16,225 topics). This George Washington is better (less manipulative) than 84.80% of the peer group.
George Washington
Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

15% percentile
025507510015.2% percentile
1.8% BS Score5 analyzed articles20K 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 4.6%4.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.2%4.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.1%6.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.2%2.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.9%2.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.7%3.7%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Indoctrination: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate