Topic summary
40%3 analyzed articles/videos1,793 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Animal Communication results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Overconfidence Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 10.2% saturation with 574 hits. Analysis detected 4,998 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,609 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 41% (9,844 of 16,562 topics). This Animal Communication is better (less manipulative) than 59.40% of the peer group.
Animal Communication
Topic details
Total words: 5,609
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

41% percentile
025507510040.6% percentile
2.5% BS Score3 analyzed articles5.6K 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 3.9%3.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.6%4.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.1%3.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 6.3%6.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.5%3.5%Composition/DivisionSitewide 0.2%Topic 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: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 7.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 4.6%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 6.3%, sitewide 0.8%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.5%, sitewide 3.3%Composition/Division: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos