Topic summary
⁠30%3 analyzed articles/videos2,477 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scientific Discovery results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Optimism Bias, and Halo Effect, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 8.7% saturation with 820 hits. Analysis detected 7,369 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,469 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠32% (11,365 of 16,562 topics). This Scientific Discovery is better (less manipulative) than 68.60% of the peer group.
Scientific Discovery
Topic details
Total words: 9,469
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

31% percentile
025507510031.4% percentile
2.2% BS Score3 analyzed articles9.5K 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 1.7%1.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.9%2.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.4%3.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.2%2.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.6%4.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 7.5%7.5%

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 1.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 7.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 4.6%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%False Dilemma: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos