Topic summary
14%8 analyzed articles/videos5,871 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Invasive Species results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Hasty Generalization, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6% saturation with 1,783 hits. Analysis detected 17,224 faulty-reasoning hits from 29,700 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 3% (16,131 of 16,562 topics). This Invasive Species is better (less manipulative) than 97.40% of the peer group.
Invasive Species

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

3% percentile
02550751002.6% percentile
1.2% BS Score8 analyzed articles29.7K 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 3.8%3.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.0%6.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.9%2.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.0%2.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.5%1.5%

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 3.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.1%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate