Topic summary
⁠50%3 analyzed articles/videos769 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Medical History results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Confirmation Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 12.2% saturation with 875 hits. Analysis detected 6,545 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,162 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠36% (10,087 of 15,772 topics). This Medical History is better (less manipulative) than 64.00% of the peer group.
Medical History
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 7,162
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

36% percentile
025507510036.0% percentile
2.4% BS Score3 analyzed articles7.2K 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%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.0%2.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.2%5.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.9%2.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 6.9%6.9%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.2%0.2%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 2.9%2.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.9%3.9%

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 2.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 12.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 6.9%, sitewide 3.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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