Topic summary
⁠72%4 analyzed articles/videos5,416 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Science Policy results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.7% saturation with 2,992 hits. Analysis detected 26,814 faulty-reasoning hits from 21,804 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠35% (10,098 of 15,447 topics). This Science Policy is better (less manipulative) than 65.40% of the peer group.
Science Policy
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Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

35% percentile
025507510034.6% percentile
2.4% BS Score4 analyzed articles21.8K 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 5.0%5.0%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.7%6.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 11.7%11.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.5%5.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 13.7%13.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 10.8%10.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%

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 5.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 13.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Indoctrination: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 0.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 2.0%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Slippery Slope: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 1.7%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos