Topic summary
⁠50%5 analyzed articles/videos3,262 analyzed words
BS Summary: These History Of Science results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Authority, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 6.5% saturation with 793 hits. Analysis detected 8,886 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,187 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠18% (13,074 of 15,832 topics). This History Of Science is better (less manipulative) than 82.60% of the peer group.
History Of Science
Topic details
Total words: 12,187
Article count: 5
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

17% percentile
025507510017.4% percentile
1.8% BS Score5 analyzed articles12.2K 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 5.1%5.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.4%2.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.9%5.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.2%2.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.6%3.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.8%0.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 5.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.9%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos