Topic summary
⁠0%4 analyzed articles/videos5,661 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Intellectual History results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Confirmation Bias, and Negativity Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 15.3% saturation with 3,454 hits. Analysis detected 27,349 faulty-reasoning hits from 22,644 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠36% (10,681 of 16,562 topics). This Intellectual History is better (less manipulative) than 64.50% of the peer group.
Intellectual History
Topic details
Total words: 22,644
Article count: 4
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

36% percentile
025507510035.5% percentile
2.4% BS Score4 analyzed articles22.6K 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 4.7%4.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.8%6.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.8%3.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 15.3%15.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.7%5.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.8%4.8%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 6.6%6.6%

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 4.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 15.3%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.0%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 2.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 4.6%False Dilemma: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 1.5%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.1%Begging the Question: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos