Topic summary
⁠0%4 analyzed articles/videos3,468 analyzed words
BS Summary: These San Francisco History results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.5% saturation with 961 hits. Analysis detected 8,532 faulty-reasoning hits from 14,892 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠5% (14,588 of 15,344 topics). This San Francisco History is better (less manipulative) than 95.10% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751004.9% percentile
1.4% BS Score4 analyzed articles14.9K 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 4.2%4.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.5%6.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 4.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos