Topic summary
⁠53%1 analyzed article/video4,355 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Postcolonialism results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Halo Effect, and Appeal to Authority, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 8.5% saturation with 1,108 hits. Analysis detected 10,904 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,065 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠22% (13,066 of 16,562 topics). This Postcolonialism is better (less manipulative) than 78.90% of the peer group.
Postcolonialism
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Topic details
Total words: 13,065
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510021.1% percentile
1.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles13.1K 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 1.6%1.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.6%2.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.5%6.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.8%1.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.6%6.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 7.5%7.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.1%0.1%

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 1.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 7.5%, sitewide 3.3%Halo Effect: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 6.7%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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