Topic summary
34%6 analyzed articles/videos4,597 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Science Fiction results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 14.2% saturation with 4,163 hits. Analysis detected 22,999 faulty-reasoning hits from 29,220 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 14% (13,578 of 15,753 topics). This Science Fiction is better (less manipulative) than 86.20% of the peer group.
Science Fiction
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Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

14% percentile
025507510013.8% percentile
1.7% BS Score6 analyzed articles29.2K 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 4.1%4.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.4%1.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 14.3%14.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.8%9.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.7%0.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.5%3.5%

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 4.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 14.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate