Topic summary
⁠15%1 analyzed article/video892 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Fossil Discovery results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Optimism Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 8.7% saturation with 311 hits. Analysis detected 2,282 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,568 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠31% (11,477 of 16,562 topics). This Fossil Discovery is better (less manipulative) than 69.30% of the peer group.
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Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 3,568
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

31% percentile
025507510030.7% percentile
2.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.6K 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 1.4%1.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.5%1.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.8%0.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 2.8%2.8%

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 1.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.8%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos