Topic summary
51% 86 analyzed articles/videos 66,708 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Science results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Negativity Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 7.1% saturation with 23,239 hits . Analysis detected 227,661 faulty-reasoning hits from 326,133 analyzed words across 85 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of 4% (14,708 of 15,298 topics). This Science is better (less manipulative) than 96.10% of the peer group. Science
Topic details
Total words: 326,133
Article count: 85
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
4% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 3.9% percentile 1.3% BS Score85 analyzed articles326.1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 4.9% 4.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.0% 3.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.3% 0.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 7.1% 7.1% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 4.8% 4.8% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Topic 0.6% 0.6% 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 3.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Indoctrination: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst