Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos1,748 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Plate Tectonics results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Biased Writer Voice, with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 620 hits. Analysis detected 3,527 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,992 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠7% (15,519 of 16,562 topics). This Plate Tectonics is better (less manipulative) than 93.70% of the peer group.
Plate Tectonics
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Topic details
Total words: 6,992
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

6% percentile
02550751006.3% percentile
1.4% BS Score2 analyzed articles7K 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 2.9%2.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.6%0.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 8.9%8.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.8%2.8%

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 2.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 4.6%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.8%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.8%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos