Topic summary
27% 5 analyzed articles/videos 2,235 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Clinical Trials results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Biased Writer Voice , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 10.7% saturation with 1,227 hits . Analysis detected 8,102 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,520 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 16% (14,015 of 16,562 topics). This Clinical Trials is better (less manipulative) than 84.60% of the peer group. Clinical Trials
Topic details
Total words: 11,520
Article count: 5
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
15% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 15.4% percentile 1.8% BS Score5 analyzed articles11.5K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 4.8% 4.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 7.9% 7.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.1% 0.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.4% 2.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.5% 4.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 10.7% 10.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.0% 1.0% 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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 11.1% Optimism Bias: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 6.0% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.0% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.9% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.8% Slippery Slope: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.7% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst