Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos2,671 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Natural History results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Indoctrination, and Appeal to Emotion, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 15.8% saturation with 1,687 hits. Analysis detected 8,401 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,684 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠30% (11,586 of 16,562 topics). This Natural History is better (less manipulative) than 70.00% of the peer group.
Natural History
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 10,684
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

30% percentile
025507510030.0% percentile
2.2% BS Score2 analyzed articles10.7K 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 2.1%2.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.8%1.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.1%5.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 15.8%15.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.6%0.6%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.4%6.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.1%5.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%

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 2.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Topic 15.8%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.3%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Indoctrination: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.2%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos