Topic summary
46%2 analyzed articles/videos741 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mlb History results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Appeal to Emotion, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 13.1% saturation with 291 hits. Analysis detected 1,650 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,223 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of 45% (8,601 of 15,447 topics). This Mlb History is better (less manipulative) than 55.70% of the peer group.
Mlb History
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 2,223
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

44% percentile
025507510044.3% percentile
2.7% BS Score2 analyzed articles2.2K 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 0.5%0.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.3%5.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 13.1%13.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.8%5.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 0.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Topic 13.1%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 9.4%, sitewide 6.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.9%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Composition/Division: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Primacy Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.9%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate