Topic summary
⁠43%2 analyzed articles/videos1,595 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Historical Mysteries results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Negativity Bias, and Framing Effect, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 9.2% saturation with 774 hits. Analysis detected 6,646 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,426 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠23% (12,862 of 16,562 topics). This Historical Mysteries is better (less manipulative) than 77.70% of the peer group.
Historical Mysteries
Topic details
Total words: 8,426
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

22% percentile
025507510022.3% percentile
2.0% BS Score2 analyzed articles8.4K 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 4.7%4.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.8%5.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.5%4.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.0%6.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 4.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 2.7%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.1%Begging the Question: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos