Topic summary
⁠62%1 analyzed article/video717 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cosmic Phenomena results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Hasty Generalization, and Optimism Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 11.6% saturation with 249 hits. Analysis detected 1,669 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,151 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠61% (6,579 of 16,562 topics). This Cosmic Phenomena is worse (more manipulative) than 60.30% of the peer group.
Cosmic Phenomena
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 2,151
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

60% percentile
025507510060.3% percentile
3.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.2K 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 6.0%6.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.4%2.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 10.8%10.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 11.6%11.6%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.8%3.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.8%1.8%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 6.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.6%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 10.8%, sitewide 3.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 7.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.8%False Dilemma: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.5%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.4%Special Pleading: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.3%Primacy Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 0.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos