Topic summary
3%2 analyzed articles/videos1,889 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Roman Empire results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Overconfidence Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 5.9% saturation with 382 hits. Analysis detected 2,622 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,522 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 4% (15,136 of 15,768 topics). This Roman Empire is better (less manipulative) than 96.00% of the peer group.
Roman Empire
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 6,522
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

4% percentile
02550751004.0% percentile
1.3% BS Score2 analyzed articles6.5K 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 0.8%0.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.9%5.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.5%1.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.9%1.9%

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 0.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.8%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.4%Composition/Division: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate