Topic summary
66%5 analyzed articles/videos3,405 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pesticides results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.4% saturation with 1,654 hits. Analysis detected 14,211 faulty-reasoning hits from 14,567 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 22% (12,431 of 15,758 topics). This Pesticides is better (less manipulative) than 78.90% of the peer group.
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Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510021.1% percentile
2.0% BS Score5 analyzed articles14.6K 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 11.3%11.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.4%8.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.2%8.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.5%1.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.1%3.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 7.9%7.9%

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 11.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 1.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate