Topic summary
24%3 analyzed articles/videos3,230 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Computer Science results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Negativity Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 10.6% saturation with 1,231 hits. Analysis detected 10,228 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,594 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 24% (12,680 of 16,562 topics). This Computer Science is better (less manipulative) than 76.60% of the peer group.
Computer Science
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 11,594
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

23% percentile
025507510023.4% percentile
2.0% BS Score3 analyzed articles11.6K 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 1.3%1.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.3%5.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.7%3.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 10.6%10.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.7%1.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.3%4.3%

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 1.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 10.6%, sitewide 1.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.2%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.0%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.4%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate