Topic summary
⁠73%22 analyzed articles/videos20,325 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Us History results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 13.7% saturation with 15,131 hits. Analysis detected 114,821 faulty-reasoning hits from 110,679 analyzed words across 22 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠21% (12,580 of 15,753 topics). This Us History is better (less manipulative) than 79.90% of the peer group.
Us History
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠21%Us History (selected)2%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

20% percentile
025507510020.1% percentile
1.9% BS Score22 analyzed articles110.7K 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 6.6%6.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.1%4.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.3%8.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 13.7%13.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.9%5.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.8%1.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.7%2.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.5%1.5%

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 6.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.7%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 2.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.9%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Racist Law From 1882 Is Not That Racist, Trump Says⁠51%
The Bulwark⁠74%By Catherine Rampell⁠53%7/17/2026, 12:15:28 AM
America’s Only Successful Coup Served the Ruling Class⁠36%
Jacobin⁠60%By Dale Kretz⁠44%7/17/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Experts Misjudged a Tropical Storm. By the Time They Saw the Impending Doom, It Was Too Late.⁠48%
Popular Mechanics⁠34%By Darren Orf⁠34%7/16/2026, 1:00:00 PM
America already tried permanent daylight saving time. It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?⁠46%
KWQC⁠0%By The Associated Press⁠64%7/16/2026, 12:30:59 PM
A Tale of Two Countries⁠69%
American Greatness⁠0%By Roger Kimball⁠0%7/5/2026, 7:00:56 AM
Trump blends history, military, politics: 7 takeaways from the 250th⁠13%
Yahoo News⁠38%By Bart Jansen⁠0% USA TODAY⁠13%7/5/2026, 5:32:43 AM
U.S. turns 250 with Trump center stage⁠90%
The Japan Times⁠66%By No Author⁠43%7/4/2026, 11:39:00 PM
The Anti-Indigenous Slur in the Declaration of Independence Speaks Volumes⁠83%
Truthout⁠75%By Johnnie Jae⁠0%7/4/2026, 2:23:42 PM
What if America Lost the Revolutionary War? 250 Years of Alternate History⁠22%
Newsweek⁠33%By Jenni Fink⁠0%7/4/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Ten Great American Achievements We Can’t Take for Granted⁠82%
The New Republic⁠71%By Liza Featherstone⁠95%7/4/2026, 10:00:00 AM