Topic summary
⁠62%5 analyzed articles/videos3,642 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Paleontology results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 9.7% saturation with 1,287 hits. Analysis detected 10,091 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,309 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠19% (13,528 of 16,562 topics). This Paleontology is better (less manipulative) than 81.70% of the peer group.
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Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

18% percentile
025507510018.3% percentile
1.8% BS Score5 analyzed articles13.3K 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 7.7%7.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.9%2.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.5%5.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.5%2.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.0%1.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%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 7.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos