Topic summary
30%6 analyzed articles/videos6,127 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Infectious Disease results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Indoctrination, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.6% saturation with 2,153 hits. Analysis detected 15,818 faulty-reasoning hits from 24,891 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 7% (15,506 of 16,559 topics). This Infectious Disease is better (less manipulative) than 93.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

6% percentile
02550751006.4% percentile
1.4% BS Score6 analyzed articles24.9K 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 1.7%1.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.4%2.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.7%8.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.0%2.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.8%2.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.6%4.6%

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 1.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.3%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate