Topic summary
29%4 analyzed articles/videos1,407 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Medical Devices results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Optimism Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11% saturation with 648 hits. Analysis detected 4,791 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,876 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 32% (10,667 of 15,689 topics). This Medical Devices is better (less manipulative) than 68.00% of the peer group.
Medical Devices
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 5,876
Article count: 4
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

32% percentile
025507510032.0% percentile
2.3% BS Score4 analyzed articles5.9K 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 3.9%3.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.0%11.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.3%6.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 5.5%5.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.7%0.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.3%2.3%

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 3.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 6.0%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 5.5%, sitewide 0.8%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.5%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate