Topic summary
⁠18%2 analyzed articles/videos1,698 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Microbiology results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Confirmation Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 12.7% saturation with 749 hits. Analysis detected 4,582 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,895 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠44% (9,312 of 16,562 topics). This Microbiology is better (less manipulative) than 56.20% of the peer group.
Microbiology
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 5,895
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

44% percentile
025507510043.8% percentile
2.7% BS Score2 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 4.6%4.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.2%3.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.5%3.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.3%0.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.3%2.3%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.1%4.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 5.1%5.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 3.7%3.7%

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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 12.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.0%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.5%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos