Topic summary
⁠0%3 analyzed articles/videos4,797 analyzed words
BS Summary: These U S History results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Negativity Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 11.6% saturation with 2,222 hits. Analysis detected 11,275 faulty-reasoning hits from 19,188 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠7% (14,318 of 15,330 topics). This U S History is better (less manipulative) than 93.40% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

7% percentile
02550751006.6% percentile
1.5% BS Score3 analyzed articles19.2K 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 4.5%4.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.6%3.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.0%2.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%

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 4.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 11.6%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos