Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,643 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Simple Science results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Appeal to Authority, and Negativity Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 14.6% saturation with 961 hits. Analysis detected 6,493 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,572 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠39% (10,202 of 16,562 topics). This Simple Science is better (less manipulative) than 61.60% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 6,572
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

38% percentile
025507510038.4% percentile
2.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles6.6K 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 5.5%5.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.5%6.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 14.3%14.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.4%0.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.2%2.2%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 1.2%1.2%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 3.6%3.6%

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 5.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 14.6%, sitewide 15.9%Anecdotal: Topic 14.3%, sitewide 5.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%False Dilemma: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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