Keyword summary
32%17 analyzed articles/videos20,789 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Psychology results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Negativity Bias, and Indoctrination, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 6.1% saturation with 5,895 hits. Analysis detected 60,695 faulty-reasoning hits from 96,175 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 3% (36,396 of 37,536 keywords). This Psychology is better (less manipulative) than 97.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

3% percentile
02550751003.0% percentile
1.2% BS Score17 analyzed articles96.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

KeywordSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Keyword 2.6%2.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 3.5%3.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 2.1%2.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 3.9%3.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 0.3%0.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 2.9%2.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Keyword 1.7%1.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 3.3%3.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Keyword 0.3%0.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Keyword 2.5%2.5%

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: Keyword 2.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 3.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 2.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 6.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 1.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 2.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 2.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Keyword 2.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 3.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Indoctrination: Keyword 3.4%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 3.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Keyword 2.4%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Struggling with a hard life choice? AI future selves have tips4%
Science News10%By Sujata Gupta27%7/24/2026, 3:00:00 PM
These People Say They Experienced Someone Else’s Death—Without Dying Themselves, Expert Claims30%
Popular Mechanics34%By Jordan Smith21%7/24/2026, 1:10:08 PM
Why “Likes” Hit Harder When You’re Depressed12%
Psychology Today43%By Laura Bilbao Broch MSc14%7/21/2026, 7:20:45 PM
The Psychology of Minimalism84%
Psychology Today43%By Clay Drinko97% Ph.D.25%7/20/2026, 1:05:25 PM
How the 'fresh start' effect can help you stick to good habits18%
BBC0%By Melissa Hogenboom0%7/6/2026, 10:00:00 AM
How working memory could give rise to consciousness17%
Scientific American0%By Henry Taylor0% The Conversation US0%7/4/2026, 12:00:00 AM
News of disease outbreaks can warp our brains in strange and subtle ways22%
BBC Future0%By David Robson0%7/3/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Civility requires the willingness to engage – a dispute with a neighbor revealed how much motivation matters26%
The Conversation0%By Deborah Mower0%7/2/2026, 4:18:50 PM
Ask a Climate Therapist: How do I avoid getting trapped in the system I hope to change?80%
Grist28%By Leslie Davenport0%6/26/2026, 8:30:00 AM
Seven ways to trick yourself into eating better44%
BBC Future0%By Melissa Hogenboom0%6/8/2026, 9:08:19 AM