Topic summary
⁠66%4 analyzed articles/videos4,533 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Western Civilization results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Confirmation Bias, and Pessimism Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 14% saturation with 3,496 hits. Analysis detected 31,681 faulty-reasoning hits from 24,994 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠37% (10,569 of 16,562 topics). This Western Civilization is better (less manipulative) than 63.80% of the peer group.
Western Civilization
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠37%Western Civilization (selected)3%
⁠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%
Topic details
Total words: 24,994
Article count: 4
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

36% percentile
025507510036.2% percentile
2.4% BS Score4 analyzed articles25K 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 2.0%2.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.7%6.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.1%5.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 14.0%14.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 11.0%11.0%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 7.3%7.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.9%5.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%

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 2.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 14.0%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.0%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 7.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 1.9%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 1.4%Anecdotal: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 2.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.7%Indoctrination: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.5%Straw Man: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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