Topic summary
⁠0%4 analyzed articles/videos2,096 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Science & Environment results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 7.2% saturation with 522 hits. Analysis detected 4,903 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,258 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠27% (12,112 of 16,562 topics). This Science & Environment is better (less manipulative) than 73.10% of the peer group.
Science & Environment
Topic details
Total words: 7,258
Article count: 4
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

27% percentile
025507510026.9% percentile
2.1% BS Score4 analyzed articles7.3K 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 5.5%5.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.0%6.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.2%5.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.2%1.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.7%2.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 7.2%7.2%

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 5.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos