Topic summary
40%9 analyzed articles/videos4,168 analyzed words
BS Summary: These The Odyssey results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Halo Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 10.8% saturation with 2,451 hits. Analysis detected 22,890 faulty-reasoning hits from 22,743 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 20% (13,294 of 16,562 topics). This The Odyssey is better (less manipulative) than 80.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

20% percentile
025507510019.7% percentile
1.9% BS Score9 analyzed articles22.7K 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 3.1%3.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.5%3.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.3%8.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.4%5.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.8%10.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.0%4.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 3.0%3.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%

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 3.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Bandwagon: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Charlize Theron makes risqué comment about married Odyssey co-star Matt Damon's muscular frame22%
Daily Mail Online78%By Cassie Carpenter60%7/21/2026, 12:24:03 AM
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is pointless62%
Salon.com76%By Coleman Spilde59%7/18/2026, 4:00:58 PM
The Odyssey hints at 3 myths without detailing them. Here are the untold stories.27%
Mashable67%7/18/2026, 9:00:00 AM
SIFF Cinema Workers Union Walk Out of SIFF Downtown Ahead of 70mm ‘The Odyssey’ Screening77%
The Stranger85%By Chase Hutchinson93%7/17/2026, 9:37:38 PM
'The Odyssey' Ending Explained: How Christopher Nolan’s Most Crucial Change Redefines The Whole Story62%
Inverse55%By Hoai-Tran Bui46%7/17/2026, 7:00:24 PM
The White Guilt of Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey92%
Compact Magazine77%By John Byron Kuhner0%7/17/2026, 1:57:12 PM
‘The Odyssey’ and the Search for Historical Truth, with James Diggle and John Underhill56%
The Free Press71%By Aaron MacLean89%7/17/2026, 9:01:39 AM
The Odyssey is hailed as 'god-tier' as Christopher Nolan's 'majestic' $250m epic 'masterpiece' is branded his 'best film to date' in rave reviews across the board35%
Daily Mail59%By Joanna Crawley36%7/16/2026, 8:26:27 AM
‘The Odyssey’ First Reactions Are Raves for Christopher Nolan’s ‘Astonishing’ Epic and ‘Flawless Filmmaking’: ‘Breathtaking, Bold and Perfection’66%
Yahoo Entertainment39%By Zack Sharf0%7/6/2026, 9:43:24 PM