Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos1,178 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Geophysics results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Pessimism Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 10.3% saturation with 487 hits. Analysis detected 2,992 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,712 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠31% (11,557 of 16,562 topics). This Geophysics is better (less manipulative) than 69.80% of the peer group.
Geophysics
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 4,712
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

30% percentile
025507510030.2% percentile
2.2% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.7K 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 0.7%0.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.3%1.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.9%4.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.0%1.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 5.6%5.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.3%10.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.9%2.9%

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 0.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.3%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 8.1%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 4.6%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 0.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.8%False Dilemma: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.5%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Indoctrination: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.0%Begging the Question: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos