Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,028 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Medical Diagnostics results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Authority, and Overconfidence Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 13.2% saturation with 541 hits. Analysis detected 3,108 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,112 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠45% (9,254 of 16,562 topics). This Medical Diagnostics is better (less manipulative) than 55.90% of the peer group.
Medical Diagnostics
Topic details
Total words: 4,112
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

44% percentile
025507510044.1% percentile
2.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.1K 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 5.6%5.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.4%3.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 13.2%13.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.6%0.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.4%3.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 7.0%7.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.0%3.0%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.4%0.4%

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 5.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 13.2%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.7%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 4.6%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.2%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.8%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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