Topic summary
⁠0%3 analyzed articles/videos2,680 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Science & Society results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Slippery Slope, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6% saturation with 526 hits. Analysis detected 4,136 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,839 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠7% (14,704 of 15,769 topics). This Science & Society is better (less manipulative) than 93.20% of the peer group.
Science & Society
Topic details
Total words: 8,839
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

7% percentile
02550751006.8% percentile
1.5% BS Score3 analyzed articles8.8K 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 5.6%5.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.3%2.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.0%6.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.3%0.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.8%2.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.7%1.7%

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 5.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos