Topic summary
59% 1 analyzed article/video 2,100 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Literary History results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause) , Confirmation Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 15.1% saturation with 949 hits . Analysis detected 5,058 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,300 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 27% (12,106 of 16,562 topics). This Literary History is better (less manipulative) than 73.10% of the peer group. Literary History
Topic details
Total words: 6,300
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
27% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 26.9% percentile 2.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles6.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 15.1% 15.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 2.2% 2.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 3.1% 3.1% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% 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 3.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 15.1%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.9%, sitewide 3.3% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Begging the Question: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1% Indoctrination: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.2% False Dilemma: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.5% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst