Topic summary
⁠75%17 analyzed articles/videos10,405 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Medical Research results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.7% saturation with 6,786 hits. Analysis detected 52,677 faulty-reasoning hits from 57,894 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠18% (12,594 of 15,327 topics). This Medical Research is better (less manipulative) than 82.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

18% percentile
025507510017.8% percentile
1.9% BS Score17 analyzed articles57.9K 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 11.7%11.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.7%3.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.7%7.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.8%1.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.8%6.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.4%3.4%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.3%0.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 11.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Under New Proposal, OHSU Primate Center Would Change Gears. But Some Animal Tests Would Go On.⁠45%
Willamette Week⁠64%By Andrew Schwartz⁠0%7/22/2026, 10:23:27 PM
Women suffer more severe neurologic symptoms from long COVID than men, researchers find⁠54%
Chicago Sun-Times⁠33%By Elvia Malagón⁠26%7/21/2026, 10:45:48 PM
Can Ozempic prevent or treat cancer? It's way too soon to say, an expert cautions⁠19%
Live Science⁠7%By Ziyad Al-Aly⁠32%7/19/2026, 7:00:00 PM
Human vaccine trials for latest Ebola outbreak begin in the UK⁠91%
Semafor⁠85%By Jeronimo Gonzalez⁠94% Jenny Vaughan⁠95%7/15/2026, 1:58:39 PM
STAT+: Dementia study replicates promising outcomes following risk-reduction strategies⁠42%
STAT⁠42%By Andrew Joseph⁠66%7/13/2026, 4:49:15 PM
Researchers launch study on Ebola treatments as Congo outbreak worsens⁠32%
ABC News⁠17%By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP medical writer⁠0%7/2/2026, 4:25:37 PM
Semaglutide may lower risk of serious complications in high-risk diabetes⁠14%
Medical News Today⁠10%By Peter Morales-Brown⁠0%7/2/2026, 3:46:30 PM
A patient got the weight loss medication retatrutide before FDA approval. How does that work?⁠7%
PolitiFact⁠3%By Madison Czopek⁠14%7/1/2026, 12:00:00 AM
Lab-grown eye cells offer fresh hope for millions at risk of blindness: Scientists say their breakthrough paves way for 'continuous supply' of retinal tissue⁠35%
Daily Mail Online⁠78%By WILIAM HUNTER⁠0% SENIOR SCIENCE⁠0% TECHNOLOGY REPORTER⁠0%6/30/2026, 9:10:25 AM
How Canada Jumped the Rails on ’Gender-Affirming Care’: A Quillette Investigation⁠87%
Quillette⁠62%By Jonathan Kay⁠96%6/29/2026, 11:00:48 PM