Topic summary
16%16 analyzed articles/videos9,372 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Animal Behavior results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Overconfidence Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 6.2% saturation with 2,972 hits. Analysis detected 36,625 faulty-reasoning hits from 47,664 analyzed words across 16 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 9% (14,230 of 15,572 topics). This Animal Behavior is better (less manipulative) than 91.40% of the peer group.
Animal Behavior

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751008.6% percentile
1.5% BS Score16 analyzed articles47.7K 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 3.2%3.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.6%3.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.7%3.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.7%3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.2%0.2%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.0%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate