Topic summary
42% 6 analyzed articles/videos 3,191 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Historical Events results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 16.9% saturation with 2,715 hits . Analysis detected 9,616 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,028 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 7% (14,625 of 15,689 topics). This Historical Events is better (less manipulative) than 93.20% of the peer group. Historical Events
Topic details
Total words: 16,028
Article count: 6
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
7% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 6.8% percentile 1.5% BS Score6 analyzed articles16K analyzed words
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 4.9% 4.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 1.0% 1.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.4% 1.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.2% 0.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.2% 1.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 0.6% 0.6% 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 4.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 16.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7% Ad Hominem: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.2% Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst