Topic summary
17% 9 analyzed articles/videos 8,426 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Epidemiology results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Post Hoc (False Cause) , and Appeal to Authority , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.1% saturation with 3,005 hits . Analysis detected 30,850 faulty-reasoning hits from 49,304 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 3% (15,318 of 15,763 topics). This Epidemiology is better (less manipulative) than 97.20% of the peer group. Epidemiology
Topic details
Total words: 49,304
Article count: 9
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
3% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 2.8% percentile 1.3% BS Score9 analyzed articles49.3K 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 2.8% 2.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 6.1% 6.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.1% 3.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.7% 3.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.6% 1.6% 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 2.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.9%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst