Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video654 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Academic Competition results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Overconfidence Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 9.3% saturation with 244 hits. Analysis detected 1,107 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,616 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠35% (10,083 of 15,320 topics). This Academic Competition is better (less manipulative) than 65.80% of the peer group.
Academic Competition
Topic details
Total words: 2,616
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

34% percentile
025507510034.2% percentile
2.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.6K 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 3.5%3.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.5%0.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.3%9.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.3%2.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.9%3.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 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: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.1%Horn Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.8%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.3%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos