Topic summary
⁠57%5 analyzed articles/videos2,410 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Medicine results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Anecdotal, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 691 hits. Analysis detected 8,155 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,388 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠38% (10,255 of 16,312 topics). This Medicine is better (less manipulative) than 62.90% of the peer group.
Medicine
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 8,388
Article count: 5
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

37% percentile
025507510037.1% percentile
2.4% BS Score5 analyzed articles8.4K 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 6.2%6.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.6%4.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.1%6.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.5%2.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 7.4%7.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 8.2%8.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 2.6%2.6%

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 6.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%False Dilemma: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.9%Indoctrination: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos