Topic summary
40%12 analyzed articles/videos13,702 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Biology results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 6.7% saturation with 3,892 hits. Analysis detected 43,812 faulty-reasoning hits from 57,873 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 10% (14,831 of 16,442 topics). This Biology is better (less manipulative) than 90.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

10% percentile
02550751009.8% percentile
1.6% BS Score12 analyzed articles57.9K 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 5.3%5.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.3%3.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.9%3.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.7%6.7%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.0%0.0%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%

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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate