Topic summary
⁠87%1 analyzed article/video91 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Macular Degeneration results contain 16 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Optimism Bias, and Framing Effect, with Ambiguity (Equivocation) as the most egregious example at 34.8% saturation with 95 hits. Analysis detected 631 faulty-reasoning hits from 273 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 14.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠97% (584 of 15,852 topics). This Macular Degeneration is worse (more manipulative) than 96.30% of the peer group.
Macular Degeneration
Topic details
Total words: 273
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

96% percentile
025507510096.3% percentile
14.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles273 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 34.8%34.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 27.1%27.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 30.8%30.8%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 19.8%19.8%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 14.3%14.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 14.3%14.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.8%4.8%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 11.0%11.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 14.3%14.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.5%5.5%

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%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 34.8%, sitewide 0.8%Appeal to Authority: Topic 30.8%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 27.1%, sitewide 6.0%Framing Effect: Topic 24.5%, sitewide 26.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 19.8%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 15.9%Burden of Proof: Topic 14.3%, sitewide 0.4%Confirmation Bias: Topic 14.3%, sitewide 7.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 14.3%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 11.0%, sitewide 3.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 6.7%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 4.6%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 5.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide rateTopic rate

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