Topic summary
⁠72%4 analyzed articles/videos2,028 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Historical Figures results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 15.4% saturation with 1,795 hits. Analysis detected 12,437 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,645 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠36% (10,654 of 16,562 topics). This Historical Figures is better (less manipulative) than 64.30% of the peer group.
Historical Figures
Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

36% percentile
025507510035.7% percentile
2.4% BS Score4 analyzed articles11.6K 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 11.9%11.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.5%8.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.7%0.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.5%0.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 7.2%7.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.5%2.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.0%3.0%

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 11.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 15.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Indoctrination: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.4%Red Herring: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos