Topic summary

⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,572 analyzed words

BS Summary: These American Optimism results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Optimism Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 13.2% saturation with 833 hits. Analysis detected 7,952 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,288 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of ⁠51% (8,132 of 16,562 topics). This American Optimism is worse (more manipulative) than 50.90% of the peer group.

American Optimism

Topic ranking list

Percentile	Topic	BS Score
⁠0%	Uber	1%
⁠0%	Pittsburgh Pirates	1%
⁠0%	Opera	1%
⁠0%	Holocaust	1%
⁠0%	Privacy Policy	1%
⁠51%	American Optimism (selected)	4%
⁠100%	Radio Roundup / Week In Review	60%
⁠100%	E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes	60%
⁠100%	E Bikes Rad Power Bikes	60%
⁠100%	The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell	69%
⁠100%	The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell	69%

Topic details

Total words: 6,288

Article count: 1

Authors

Eric Berger

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American Optimism attribute percentages, with an overlaid sitewide baseline for those same attributes.

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Despite the darkness, I still see signs of hope in America⁠^66%

Ars Technica⁠^23%By Eric Berger⁠^26%7/3/2026, 4:30:22 AM