Topic summary
⁠9%2 analyzed articles/videos76 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Technology History results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Halo Effect, and Availability Heuristic, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 5.3% saturation with 326 hits. Analysis detected 2,684 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,152 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠5% (15,786 of 16,559 topics). This Technology History is better (less manipulative) than 95.30% of the peer group.
Technology History
Topic details
Total words: 6,152
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751004.7% percentile
1.4% BS Score2 analyzed articles6.2K 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 0.8%0.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.9%4.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.2%2.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.4%0.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%

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 0.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.5%False Dilemma: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.5%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.3%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos