Topic summary
⁠19%1 analyzed article/video1,756 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Historical Writing results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Emotion, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 6.3% saturation with 332 hits. Analysis detected 2,746 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,268 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠17% (13,808 of 16,562 topics). This Historical Writing is better (less manipulative) than 83.40% of the peer group.
Historical Writing
Topic details
Total words: 5,268
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

17% percentile
025507510016.6% percentile
1.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles5.3K 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 0.7%0.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.7%3.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.3%6.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 0.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Indoctrination: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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