Topic summary
⁠93%3 analyzed articles/videos1,954 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Smithsonian Institution results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 24.5% saturation with 1,811 hits. Analysis detected 16,294 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,389 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠76% (4,124 of 16,562 topics). This Smithsonian Institution is worse (more manipulative) than 75.10% of the peer group.
Smithsonian Institution
Topic details
Total words: 7,389
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

75% percentile
025507510075.1% percentile
4.9% BS Score3 analyzed articles7.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 15.8%15.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 19.5%19.5%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Topic 9.9%9.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 8.6%8.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 16.1%16.1%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 8.1%8.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.7%5.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 24.5%24.5%

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 24.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 24.5%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 19.5%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 16.1%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 13.8%, sitewide 15.9%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 15.8%, sitewide 1.4%Appeal to Authority: Topic 10.0%, sitewide 11.1%Straw Man: Topic 9.9%, sitewide 0.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Indoctrination: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 7.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 2.2%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Begging the Question: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 1.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 0.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%False Dilemma: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 1.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.5%, sitewide 0.8%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos