Topic summary
17%13 analyzed articles/videos6,015 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scientific Research results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 5.4% saturation with 3,961 hits. Analysis detected 45,498 faulty-reasoning hits from 72,829 analyzed words across 13 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 3% (15,372 of 15,701 topics). This Scientific Research is better (less manipulative) than 97.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

2% percentile
02550751002.1% percentile
1.2% BS Score13 analyzed articles72.8K 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 5.4%5.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.8%4.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.0%4.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

US outlines its $5 billion Genesis Mission to boost science with AI18%
Engadget39%By Anna Washenko55%7/22/2026, 8:54:26 PM
Texas invested billions to fight cancer. Abbott’s H-1B visas restrictions may stall research, some warn16%
The Texas Tribune12%By Jessica Priest28%7/22/2026, 10:00:00 AM
American Scientists See Prosecutions as Part of Federal Campaign Against Them60%
KFF Health News23%By Katheryn Houghton0% Arthur Allen0%7/22/2026, 9:00:00 AM
Neuroscience findings often can't be replicated — and it's a big problem for what we know about the brain23%
Live Science8%By RJ Mackenzie14%7/21/2026, 12:00:00 PM
The report oil companies are worried about: Climate attribution science12%
Ars Technica21%By John Timmer34%7/17/2026, 11:30:10 AM
Thousands of liberated Africans died on a remote island after the British Navy freed them. We now know where they came from.15%
Live Science8%By Owen Jarus4%7/16/2026, 6:00:00 PM
New National Academy of Sciences Climate Attribution Report Underscores How Climate Change Fuels Extreme Weather84%
Common Dreams96%By Newswire Editor95%7/16/2026, 3:00:48 PM
'Another dinosaur has entered the luxury collectibles market': Gus the T. rex just sold for $50 million. Here's what its loss means to science.31%
Live Science8%By Kristi Curry Rogers0%7/16/2026, 9:05:44 AM
Cancer disparities researchers say federal funding changes have disrupted their work27%
WAMU15%By Joseph Kim32%7/15/2026, 4:05:50 PM
Superworms could replace beetles for cleaning skeletal remains11%
Ars Technica21%By Jennifer Ouellette10%7/1/2026, 6:59:21 PM