Topic summary
⁠71%3 analyzed articles/videos3,846 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Local History results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Indoctrination, and Hasty Generalization, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 10.4% saturation with 1,319 hits. Analysis detected 10,456 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,732 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠22% (12,182 of 15,448 topics). This Local History is better (less manipulative) than 78.90% of the peer group.
Local History
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 12,732
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510021.1% percentile
2.0% BS Score3 analyzed articles12.7K 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 4.8%4.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.6%4.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.4%1.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 10.4%10.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.5%5.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.6%0.6%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%

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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.7%Indoctrination: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos