Topic summary
43% 122 analyzed articles/videos 102,520 analyzed words
BS Summary: These History results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 6.3% saturation with 32,329 hits . Analysis detected 384,224 faulty-reasoning hits from 515,796 analyzed words across 121 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 5% (14,694 of 15,407 topics). This History is better (less manipulative) than 95.40% of the peer group. History
Topic details
Total words: 515,796
Article count: 121
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
5% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 4.6% percentile 1.4% BS Score121 analyzed articles515.8K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 5.1% 5.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 5.9% 5.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.0% 4.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.7% 3.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.7% 2.7% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.2% 1.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.1% 3.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 3.1% 3.1% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% 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 5.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 5.3% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst