Topic summary
13%2 analyzed articles/videos1,325 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Nanotechnology results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Authority, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 10.9% saturation with 488 hits. Analysis detected 3,188 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,472 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 36% (10,639 of 16,562 topics). This Nanotechnology is better (less manipulative) than 64.20% of the peer group.
Nanotechnology
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 4,472
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

36% percentile
025507510035.8% percentile
2.4% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.5K 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 4.8%4.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.5%0.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.4%2.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 10.9%10.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.4%3.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 8.1%8.1%

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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 6.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 4.6%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate