Publication summary
0% 26 analyzed articles/videos 21,528 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scientific American results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Framing Effect , and Appeal to Emotion , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 4.3% saturation with 3,864 hits . Analysis detected 54,194 faulty-reasoning hits from 88,991 analyzed words across 26 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 11% (339 of 380 publications). This Scientific American is better (less manipulative) than 89.20% of the peer group. Publication details
Total words: 88,991
Article count: 26
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Ranking context Position among analyzed publications
11% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 10.8% percentile 1.2% BS Score26 analyzed articles89K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Publication 4.2% 4.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Publication 3.3% 3.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Publication 4.2% 4.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Publication 0.1% 0.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Publication 4.3% 4.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Publication 2.6% 2.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Publication 0.9% 0.9% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Publication 3.0% 3.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Publication 1.0% 1.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Publication 4.1% 4.1% 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: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Publication 3.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Publication 4.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Publication 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Publication 4.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Publication 3.0%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Publication 4.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Publication 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Publication 2.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Publication 2.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Publication 0.0%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Publication 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Publication 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Publication 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Publication 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Publication 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Publication 2.2%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Publication rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst