Topic summary
69%9 analyzed articles/videos5,034 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nostalgia results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 8.3% saturation with 3,737 hits. Analysis detected 39,298 faulty-reasoning hits from 45,189 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 13% (13,857 of 15,854 topics). This Nostalgia is better (less manipulative) than 87.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

13% percentile
025507510012.6% percentile
1.7% BS Score9 analyzed articles45.2K 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 2.7%2.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.3%4.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.9%5.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.1%3.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.5%5.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 8.3%8.3%

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 2.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 9.1%Anecdotal: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 5.2%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate