Topic summary
56% 10 analyzed articles/videos 7,219 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Physics results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Unattributed Quote , Appeal to Authority , and Biased Writer Voice , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 6.3% saturation with 1,844 hits . Analysis detected 19,058 faulty-reasoning hits from 29,377 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 10% (13,993 of 15,480 topics). This Physics is better (less manipulative) than 90.40% of the peer group. Physics
Topic details
Total words: 29,377
Article count: 10
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
10% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 9.6% percentile 1.6% BS Score10 analyzed articles29.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 4.3% 4.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.8% 2.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.0% 0.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.8% 0.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 5.5% 5.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Topic 6.2% 6.2% 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 4.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 6.0% Unattributed Quote: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 1.1% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.8% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst