Topic summary
⁠0%3 analyzed articles/videos1,443 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Science Communication results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Negativity Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 18.5% saturation with 1,066 hits. Analysis detected 6,401 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,772 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠48% (8,702 of 16,562 topics). This Science Communication is better (less manipulative) than 52.50% of the peer group.
Science Communication
Topic details
Total words: 5,772
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

48% percentile
025507510047.5% percentile
2.8% BS Score3 analyzed articles5.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.3%6.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.1%4.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 16.1%16.1%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 18.5%18.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.9%4.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 7.8%7.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.5%2.5%

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 18.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 16.1%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 7.8%, sitewide 3.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 4.6%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 0.5%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%False Dilemma: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Circular Reasoning: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos