Topic summary
⁠72%2 analyzed articles/videos415 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Health & Science results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Negativity Bias, and Anecdotal, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.2% saturation with 346 hits. Analysis detected 2,717 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,091 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠48% (8,750 of 16,558 topics). This Health & Science is better (less manipulative) than 52.80% of the peer group.
Health & Science
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 3,091
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

47% percentile
025507510047.2% percentile
2.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.1K 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 11.2%11.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.0%7.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.2%6.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.6%5.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.4%0.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.9%1.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 7.4%7.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.0%1.0%

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 11.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 8.1%Anecdotal: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Indoctrination: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 5.3%Slippery Slope: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 1.7%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Ad Hominem: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 2.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.3%Begging the Question: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos