Topic summary
23%15 analyzed articles/videos10,773 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alzheimer's Disease results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Appeal to Emotion, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 7.6% saturation with 4,397 hits. Analysis detected 34,769 faulty-reasoning hits from 57,766 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 3% (15,091 of 15,414 topics). This Alzheimer's Disease is better (less manipulative) than 97.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

2% percentile
02550751002.1% percentile
1.2% BS Score15 analyzed articles57.8K 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 3.3%3.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.8%2.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.8%1.8%

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 3.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.0%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

I promised to care for my mom with Alzheimer's. I'm building a tiny home in our yard instead of choosing a care facility.44%
Business Insider14%By Alcynna Lloyd63%7/19/2026, 12:43:01 PM
STAT readers on the value of primary care, obesity as a disease, and more40%
STAT42%By Torie Bosch0%7/18/2026, 8:30:00 AM
Alzheimer's stole pieces of our lives. A new treatment is giving us a fighting chance61%
Fox News88%7/15/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Sully Sullenberger, ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ pilot, says he has Alzheimer’s disease52%
NBC News33%By Daniel Arkin41%7/14/2026, 5:00:05 PM
STAT+: Dementia study replicates promising outcomes following risk-reduction strategies42%
STAT42%By Andrew Joseph66%7/13/2026, 4:49:15 PM
This Missouri couple is on a mission to bring more dementia care to 'medical deserts'19%
STLPR0%By Luke Nozicka0%7/8/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Sleep, Genes, and Alzheimer’s Risk: What Women Should Know27%
Psychology Today40%By Olivia Horn0% M.S.0% Scott M. Hayes0% Ph.D.22%7/8/2026, 12:32:09 AM
BCG vaccine linked to changes in brain immunity and Alzheimer's biomarkers11%
Medical News Today10%By Peter Morales-Brown0%7/6/2026, 5:30:00 PM
4 simple blood tests may spot signs of dementia earlier than other tests41%
Medical News Today10%By Amy McLean0%7/4/2026, 8:00:00 AM
Danny Glover Announces He Has Alzheimer’s5%
KQED60%By Pendarvis Harshaw0%7/1/2026, 9:39:39 PM