Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos1,109 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Extraterrestrial Life results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Self-Serving Bias, and Halo Effect, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 22.5% saturation with 965 hits. Analysis detected 6,511 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,287 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠71% (4,830 of 16,559 topics). This Extraterrestrial Life is worse (more manipulative) than 70.80% of the peer group.
Extraterrestrial Life
Topic details
Total words: 4,287
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

71% percentile
025507510070.8% percentile
4.3% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.3K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.0%1.0%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 11.3%11.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.2%4.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 22.5%22.5%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 9.5%9.5%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 10.8%10.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.8%4.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.8%2.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.2%0.2%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Topic 5.9%5.9%

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 11.3%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 22.5%, sitewide 11.1%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 15.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 3.7%Halo Effect: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 6.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 1.4%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 6.9%Begging the Question: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 1.7%Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.6%Bandwagon: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 2.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 1.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 0.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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