Topic summary
⁠21%1 analyzed article/video1,057 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alien Civilizations results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Authority, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 11.9% saturation with 505 hits. Analysis detected 1,674 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,228 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠40% (13,641 of 22,429 topics). This Alien Civilizations is better (less manipulative) than 60.80% of the peer group.
Alien Civilizations
Topic details
Total words: 4,228
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

39% percentile
025507510039.2% percentile
2.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.2K 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 0.3%0.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 11.9%11.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%

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 0.3%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 11.9%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Bandwagon: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.1%Composition/Division: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos