Topic summary
53%1 analyzed article/video4,355 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Working Class History results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Halo Effect, and Appeal to Authority, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 8.5% saturation with 1,108 hits. Analysis detected 10,904 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,065 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 22% (13,064 of 16,559 topics). This Working Class History is better (less manipulative) than 78.90% of the peer group.
Working Class History
Topic details
Total words: 13,065
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510021.1% percentile
1.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles13.1K 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 1.6%1.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.6%2.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.5%6.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.8%1.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.6%6.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 7.5%7.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.1%0.1%

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 1.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 7.5%, sitewide 3.3%Halo Effect: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 6.7%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos