Topic summary
⁠12%5 analyzed articles/videos3,490 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Evolutionary Biology results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Overconfidence Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 7.1% saturation with 1,365 hits. Analysis detected 14,320 faulty-reasoning hits from 19,101 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠14% (14,204 of 16,431 topics). This Evolutionary Biology is better (less manipulative) than 86.40% of the peer group.
Evolutionary Biology
Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

14% percentile
025507510013.6% percentile
1.7% BS Score5 analyzed articles19.1K 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 2.8%2.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.1%3.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%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 2.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.6%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.8%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Composition/Division: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos