Topic summary
69%10 analyzed articles/videos10,773 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Child Development results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Framing Effect, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 10.5% saturation with 4,607 hits. Analysis detected 39,449 faulty-reasoning hits from 43,946 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 16% (13,227 of 15,593 topics). This Child Development is better (less manipulative) than 84.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

15% percentile
025507510015.2% percentile
1.8% BS Score10 analyzed articles43.9K 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 5.7%5.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.8%6.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.2%1.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.2%6.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.9%2.9%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.2%3.2%

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 5.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.5%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.7%Indoctrination: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

What a Teen Social Media Ban Overlooks31%
Persuasion37%By Tim Requarth0%7/23/2026, 8:20:14 PM
Millions have signed up for Trump Accounts, but some families are still waiting for baby’s $1,00044%
WCCB Charlotte61%By Associated Press60%7/22/2026, 11:24:58 PM
Bringing Contemplative Education Into Everyday Learning22%
Psychology Today41%By APA Division 1518%7/14/2026, 3:29:46 PM
6 Things "Toy Story 5" Gets Right About Kids and Technology38%
Psychology Today41%By Andrew Fishman LCSW0%7/6/2026, 8:09:27 PM
For the 1 in 4 teens with ‘problematic smartphone use,’ Pennsylvania’s proposed bell-to-bell cellphone ban might not be a simple solution5%
The Conversation0%By Elizabeth Dowdell0%7/6/2026, 12:08:33 PM
Jonathan Haidt: Why the Right should support the social media ban78%
UnHerd72%By Freddie Sayers0%7/5/2026, 11:02:28 PM
Banning transgender girls from school sports affects all children – why allowing strangers to scrutinize children’s bodies may put all girls at risk of harassment63%
The Conversation0%By Megan Gandy0%7/1/2026, 5:16:07 PM
WA falls again in national education ranking57%
KUOW72%By Aspen Ford39% Washington State Standard0%6/15/2026, 9:11:43 PM
U of M family researcher: Make memories, not debt this holiday season89%
MPR News0%By Kyra Miles0%12/19/2025, 10:00:00 AM
Screen time can affect children's language development, study suggests42%
CBC Radio48%By Bob McDonald0%3/15/2024, 7:39:02 PM