Topic summary
28% 12 analyzed articles/videos 9,011 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Geology results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Optimism Bias , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 5.9% saturation with 3,001 hits . Analysis detected 30,667 faulty-reasoning hits from 50,963 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 6% (15,568 of 16,442 topics). This Geology is better (less manipulative) than 94.70% of the peer group. Geology
Topic details
Total words: 50,963
Article count: 12
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
5% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 5.3% percentile 1.4% BS Score12 analyzed articles51K 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 3.7% 3.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 5.0% 5.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.3% 2.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.1% 0.1% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Topic 0.1% 0.1% 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 3.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.7% Indoctrination: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst