Topic summary
⁠22%1 analyzed article/video847 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bacteriology results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Overconfidence Bias, and Negativity Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 10.6% saturation with 270 hits. Analysis detected 1,391 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,541 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠39% (10,121 of 16,562 topics). This Bacteriology is better (less manipulative) than 61.10% of the peer group.
Bacteriology
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 2,541
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

39% percentile
025507510038.9% percentile
2.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.5K 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 2.1%2.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.5%5.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.2%4.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.6%10.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.5%0.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.9%2.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.9%1.9%

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 2.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.6%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 6.2%, sitewide 3.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anecdotal: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.5%Composition/Division: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.1%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.4%Red Herring: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 0.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos